From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 5 09:03:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0342116A401 for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 09:03:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21C0B43D45 for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 09:03:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from gothmog.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id k35931kX011208 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:03:04 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3593oKA035703 for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:03:50 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k3593oi6035702 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:03:50 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:03:50 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <20060405090350.GB29282@gothmog.pc> References: <4432F27F.1000701@greenmeadow.ca> <20060404235729.GA14526@catflap.slightlystrange.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060404235729.GA14526@catflap.slightlystrange.org> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.371, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.83, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Subject: Re: [OT] Re: software recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:03:25 -0000 On 2006-04-05 00:57, Daniel Bye wrote: > On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 07:26:07PM -0300, Duane Whitty wrote: > > Try googling (can this really be a word :) ) browser > > automation name_of browser. > > According to Dictionary.com, yes. It gives three definitions, > two of which are listed as verbs. Therefore, the present > participle "googling" is an acceptable word in English. Good > enough for me! > > I wonder - do other languages have similar neologisms? Greek does. We even have the occasional flamefest about the proper way to write or pronounce these neologisms :)