[mythtv-users] OT: TiVo cracks down on grammar

Scott Alfter mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org
Tue Dec 14 17:49:38 UTC 2004


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.

Well, they do say that "verbing weirds language"... :-)

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