I recently played scrabble with a bunch of teenagers and lost.
What was interesting is that someone put the word on the board - Google.
A word we all know on the internet.
I said "you can't use that word!"
Oh yes they can -
Wow! I would have never thought! Interesting how things change isn't it? Even the dictionary!
I do crossword puzzles and find they are always adding new words to the dictionary. No one tells Windows so when I do spell check, it says error.
Isn't it funny? Every year they add new words to the dictionary. Many of them are slang or things I never heard of, but they are reported as being in common use. Where was I? I wonder how Google will protect its trademark now that it is a common word which can be used without capitalization!
Language is constantly evolving, and it is amazing how these terms just grow to become part of our vocabulary and the dictionary!
Google is a regular word that many of us use every hour of the day. Thanks for your post!
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When I think back on all the disputes over words playing Scrabble......we really needed one of those dictionaries!
This is just one of the many reasons I don't play Scrabble. I refuse to lose to words that aren't words with my kids.
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