Re: Grammar question?

[Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>]

Sarah Blake wrote:
> 
> ...in fact, I can tell technical writers who have actually worked with
> Java technology from those who've only poked at it a bit from whether
> their CV uses "Java" as a noun or an adjective.  Sun's rabid insistence
> on that one seems to leave scars for life :)
> 

Why, thank you - we try :->

Sometimes I think I should have a red stamp that
says "Use trademarks as adjectives, not nouns."
so I wouldn't have to keep writing it over and
over in my editorial summaries. Worst was when
I first started at Sun and we had a product that
had the full name trademarked (thank heaven we
don't do that any more). It was really awkward
to have to tell writers to say "the NeWSprinter
printer"!

-- Janice

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