President George Bush Uses “The Google”

Posted by John Carney, Oct 24, 2006, 9:31am

Okay. It’s not exactly an original point—but our president sure speaks strangley. Remember his line about “the internets?” It wasn’t just the odd sounding pluralization that made it so weird. It was the misplaced article—the “the” where none is usually used. Well, he’s at it again.

CNBC last night aired an interview with the president, and when asked about whether he uses Google the president replied: “One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps.”

It’s not a big deal but it sure is weird. Where does this misplaced article come from? Is this some regional tick that we aren’t aware of or is it something else?

You can watch the video here (but only if you are running WIndows, of course, because they are hosted in some space that is partnered up with Microsoft).

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Posted by walweb, Oct 24, 2006 10:18AM

Don't you want to pull the map but just go to the right place by address or zipcode.

Try PICSFROMSPACE, LOOKUP YOUR PLACE BY ADDRESS at

www.walweb.nl/picsfromspace

Posted by Corona del Mar, Oct 24, 2006 11:03AM

You guys are right, it IS annoying. I wish Bush would speak standard English, but then again, if he did he would probably offend the tens of millions of Americans who don't.

Posted by Marilee Veniegas, Oct 24, 2006 7:12PM

Now that President Bush is using "the Google," maybe he’ll get on the tech bandwagon and get on email like his friend across the pond PM Tony Blair

Maybe both of them will be on IM in 10 years.

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