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Subject:Re: Product names as adjectives? From:Peter Brown <pbrown -at- MKS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 3 Jun 1997 09:26:22 -0400
Jane Bergen wrote:
> If we, as writers, do not protect the integrity of brand names, who
> will?
Uhh, lawyers??
>
> Jane Bergen, Technical Writer
> AnswerSoft, Inc. - Dallas, TX
>
> janeber -at- cyberramp -dot- net
Are we still talking about usage of brand names as nouns in technical
writing specifically, non-fiction generally, or any and all writing,
including fiction?
--
"Opinions? I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention."
Peter Brown, Technical Writer (pbrown -at- mks -dot- com)
Mortice Kern Systems Inc. (http://www.mks.com)
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