Google-Os
Posted in Modern Technology and tagged with Google, Grammar, Spelling, Twitter on June 16, 2009How about Two-Post Tuesday? I didn’t think that the earlier one was much of a post, so here’s another one! Don’t forget to scroll down and leave a word in the comment on that last post.
I Google–as I’m sure you all do, too–a lot. I decided it would be interesting to keep track of everything I’ve googled for a week. The title of this post has no meaning, other than it is what I decided this post should be called in the wee hours of the morning. Just goes to show one should not entitle blogs in the wee hours.
Anyway, here’s what I googled last week:
On Monday:
June 20005 – Great, start the week with a typo. Did you know the zip code 20005 is in DC?
June 2005 – Got it right this time. I was trying to figure out what day I moved to North Carolina.
inconsiderate – Checking my spelling.
[something for work] – Yep, it comes in handy for work.
father’s day 2009 – Making sure I really did have a week before I needed to get the cards in the mail.
plural of summons – My boss asked me; I asked Google.
irregardless – Curiousity got the best of me after a comment discussion about grammar. Looks like it actually might end up being one of those words that was born out of a mistake, but will now be okay. Irregardless, I’ll choose not to use it’s redudancy. (Sorry, OneMom!)
bing-a-thon – Saw people talking about it on Twitter to I had to figure out what it was. Interesting advertising strategy. (funny, I used Google to find out about it’s competitor!)
the secret message of Jesus – I think I was making sure that the author was “Brian” not “Bryan.”
On Tuesday:
links in twitter – Trying to figure out how best to put links in Twitter.
arsenic – Haha! I think I was talking about it in a comment on another’s blog?
[person] – Yep, I googled someone.
ronnlynn xanga – Continuing my quest to figure out when I moved to North Carolina, I had to resort to my pre-blog history. It worked!
define: jovial – I frequently google a word to make sure I’m using it correctly.
forsake father and mother – I was actually looking for a verse as it related to Pilgrim’s Progress, but it didn’t contain these words so it made it difficult to fine. Finally figured out that this was the passage I was thinking of.
On Wednesday:
[person] – Googled another person. What did they do before the Internet when they wanted to find out about someone? Ask the town gossip?
chortle – Checking the spelling. I use some strange words in comments, don’t I?
locale – Ditto.
dill cream cheese crousant dip – Umm, that’s not how you spell it.
dill cream cheese croissant dip – That’s better. Too bad I was looking for crescent not croissant.
On Thursday:
define: bungle – Once again with the comment vocabulary!
i’m a celebrity get me out of her – Another misspelled google, no wonder I see so many in my stats…we’re all lazy! I had to find out what this show was about to see if it was as ridiculous as it sounded. Yep.
On Friday:
follow friday – Once again, saw it on Twitter and had to check it out. I guess it’s a weekly thing, but this was my first Friday on Twitter!
define: disparage – Checking spelling again.
make me want to schoop – Okay, it’s “shoop.” Heard it on the radio this morning, and I had to figure out what year it came out, because it definitely reminded me of my childhood. 1993. I was 10.
$5 pizza – Trying to figure out which places offer ‘em to bring to care group that night.
pizza hut coupon code - Decided to go with Pizza Hut instead, as it’s good quality (well, for this type of pizza) and on the way. Didn’t need to do this though, because they actually give you their coupon codes on their website, which was very kind. Gotta love ordering a pizza hours ahead of time.
define: self-absorbed – Crack this up to pre-lunch brain spasm. I know what that means.
So what do you google?
June 16th, 2009 at 11:06 am
We’re leaving for Jamaica this weekend and now I’m googling reviews for this resort. I’ve read the best and the worst. I’m getting nervous.
I do check spelling with google sometimes. My daughter has to read the book Eli this summer. But we didn’t know the author. We do now :)
♥
Joy
June 16th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Like you, just about everything. Definitely spelling b/c I’m a dreadful speller and often places to visit in Scotland :)
June 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I have a web dictionary saved to my Favorites file and for some reason I use my email as spell check.
Most of the time I google song lyrics.
Have a great week!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Irregardless is OK now?!?!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I totally googled BING too!! which is so funny cause its like an alternate to google. LOL :)
June 16th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
i google everything from directions, to song lyrics, to work stuff (i do this ALOT. i work with older gals who just don’t understand google. so i have become the office go to googler)
and i refuse to acknowlege irregardless as a word. even though it is used frequently, that does not make it correct!!!
June 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
I google people too. Old boyfriends mostly. Woops. Should I confess that? =)
June 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
@Kristina: It’s on its way.
@Valentine: I probably won’t use it either, as it’s unnecessary. But language evolves…all the words we use today once weren’t words, right?
June 16th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
what a cool post idea.
June 16th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Too funny! I had been cooking up a similar post in my head lately, mainly because I’ve googled things like “can fetus break mom’s rib” and “flesh-eating bacteria.” Pardon me–I’ve BINGed them.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I go to Grammar Girl when I have a grammar question. Do not use irregardless! ;)
June 16th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
this was fun to read with what you Googled. I do medical transcription so I’m always googling something medical related; a medicine, a procedure, etc. and then probably my second thing I google the most is jobs as my 20 y/o is still looking for one
betty
June 17th, 2009 at 12:25 am
I google the most random stuff! Bumps on dogs, best nail clippers (really! Tweezerman, by the way, hah), and any number of things related to photography equipment.
I’ve never kept track, but that could be fun!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:29 am
i google a lot of nonsense stuff just to while away my time when free .. but yesterday all i googled were images to make awards and badges for my blogger friends .. i have a hello for you too since you recently read my page :)
June 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am
@Mrs. Mouthy: Good for you for sharing the weird googles, I mean bings, around!
@Vicki: I’ll use it if I want to! It’s just good for you that I don’t want to…
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June 17th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Wow what an interesting post! I want to do something like this!!
The last thing I googled was “true blood books.”
June 18th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I like this! How neat! My list would be rather complex and neverending as I google EVERYTHING. lol
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June 18th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
What a fun post! How do you keep track of your Google searches? Is there some secret I don’t know about?