And now for a grammar lesson: Photoshop

[charrison]

Photoshop is not a noun or a verb 😀

 

[cchen]

grammar

 

[IanthePez]

I assume you mean that Adobe® Photoshop® is not a noun or a verb!

 

[Mo0o]

I always say the (r) when I talk about Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Software ! 🙂

 

[OulOat]

Photoshop your grammar!!!

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

do they think people actually read that stuff?

 

[Chumpman]

they can't be serious about that ... can they?

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: cchen
grammar

doh!

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
do they think people actually read that stuff?

i hope not...

 

[ajpa123]

I like grammar lessons 🙂

 

[TechnoKid]

Man, I bet whoever typed up that page sure feels better and prouder about himself!

 

[TeenageRiot]

They can't be serious can they?

 

[TommyVercetti]

They are serious. I read at another forum that if a product's name is commonly used as a verb, then they lose exclusive rights to that product name. I am sure there are lots of loopholes in that.

 

[slydecix]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
They are serious. I read at another forum that if a product's name is commonly used as a verb, then they lose exclusive rights to that product name. I am sure there are lots of loopholes in that.

Really? I hope you're not just anandteching our chains

 

[CanOWorms]

They're serious since you can lose your trademark if it becomes generic.

I'm not too sure, but I think maybe Xerox lost their trademark for photocopiers (when people used to say Xerox for copying) & might have gained it again since it's no longer used commonly. Even if I'm wrong, it's a good example to illustrate the point 🙂 Another example is aspirin, which I think Bayer used to have.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Elitebull

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
They are serious. I read at another forum that if a product's name is commonly used as a verb, then they lose exclusive rights to that product name. I am sure there are lots of loopholes in that.

Really? I hope you're not just anandteching our chains

lmao!

 

[screw3d]

Sure.. we just photochop it! 😀

 

[gunblade]

so now google is a common verb and that means GOOGLE no longer own the google(r) ?

 

[Woodchuck2000]

There are no nouns that cannot be verbed.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
There are no nouns that cannot be verbed.

That's true. I just raisinetted myself.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: gunblade
so now google is a common verb and that means GOOGLE no longer own the google(r) ?

That's why Google complains about people using 'to google'.