58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squareSchwim Dandy@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoI had no idea either but I did find this while Googling(Kagi-ing?) https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/04/why-is-filipino-spelled-with-an-f.html
minus-squarevalek879@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoBack in my day we used to call it “searching”
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoHere’s a Nintendo game. It’s Halo for the Xbox360.
minus-squareZier@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoYou could easily replace ‘googling’ to ‘Interneting’.
minus-squareosanna@lemmy.vglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoInstead of googling, I say searching it up
minus-squareBazoogle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days ago‘Interneting’ does not suggest using a search engine
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoIf “Googling” falls into common usage to cover all web search, Alphabet lose their trademark protection…
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days ago“Kleenex” being more common than “facial tissue” is not hurting the Kleenex brand at all.
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoKleenex has not reached the stage where they’ve lost the trademark. Also everyone I know just says tissue.
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoPeople that use Kagi are the Harvard grads of search engine users
I had no idea either but I did find this while Googling(Kagi-ing?)
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/04/why-is-filipino-spelled-with-an-f.html
Back in my day we used to call it “searching”
Here’s a Nintendo game. It’s Halo for the Xbox360.
You could easily replace ‘googling’ to ‘Interneting’.
Instead of googling, I say searching it up
‘Interneting’ does not suggest using a search engine
If “Googling” falls into common usage to cover all web search, Alphabet lose their trademark protection…
“Kleenex” being more common than “facial tissue” is not hurting the Kleenex brand at all.
Kleenex has not reached the stage where they’ve lost the trademark. Also everyone I know just says tissue.
People that use Kagi are the Harvard grads of search engine users