God vs. god
Wrong: Mars was the Roman God of war.
Right: Mars was the Roman god of war.
God (capitalized) should refer only to the one supreme being worshipped by a monotheistic religion. When a religion worships multiple gods (love, fire, storms, etc.), write the word god in lower case. Similarly, when used in a humorous manner (such as referring to the golfing gods), use lower case.
Oogle vs. Ogle
Wrong: Do you have to oogle every pretty girl that walks by?
Right: Do you have to ogle every pretty girl that walks by?
Oogle is simply a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of ogle (OH-gul), which means to look or stare at flirtatiously, amorously, or impertinently.
More next time. Come back soon.
Mark.
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