‘Google’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb way back in June 2006. This means that it’s fully acceptable to say or write the following sentence:
“I googled the new sales assistant to find out more about his professional background.”
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“Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp.” Aristotle
I wonder if this could be a hit in Europe. I’m talking about the first beer-flavoured jelly bean that was launched in America earlier this year. It’s “infused with a Hefeweizen-inspired ale flavor”. As I’m not a beer lover, I wouldn’t want to give it a try, but you might like to. 😉 I’m more the lover of dark chocolate!
Has anyone seen these sweets in our shops in Germany?
Employer to applicant: “I can pay you € 320 a week now and € 410 a week in six months.”
Applicant to employer: “That sounds good. I’ll come back in eight months’ time.”
