On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 11:15:01AM -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote: > I thought this was funny: > http://news.com.com/Noun+Verb+TiVo+says+its+neither/2100-1041_3-5488370.html > > TiVo is cracking down on news organizations that use TiVo as a verb. > Granted they are protecting their trademark but it strikes me as funny.
They're correct; it's neither. Like all trademarked brand names, it's an *adjective*: A TiVo personal video recorder. A Band-aid brand adhesive bandage. A Whopper sandwich. Get the impression I've spent too much time doing this? ;-) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer Baylink RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates The Things I Think '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://baylink.pitas.com +1 727 647 1274 If you can read this... thank a system adminstrator. Or two. --me
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