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Subject:Re: product name noun vs adjective From:Laura Bean Warner <laura -dot- bean -at- DELTEC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 30 May 1997 09:00:04 -0500
<For years we have used our product name as a noun in all our
literature, manuals and online help. The question came up today
whether or not this is a problem and should it actually be used as an
adjective.>
We use our product names as adjectives only. We sell ambulatory drug
pumps and vascular catheters, and some of our products are PORT-A-CATH®,
CliniCath?, and CADD-Prizm?. As you can see, without the noun to follow
the product name, readers are left to imagine what the product is. So,
we write, "PORT-A-CATH® catheter, CliniCath? catheter, and CADD-Prizm?
pump.
Laura Bean Warner
(laura -dot- bean -at- deltec -dot- com)
Technical Writer for SIMS Deltec
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