At 09:48 AM 4/25/99, you wrote:
>I'm not much of a programmer but my master's degree is in English and I
>just don't see how "HotSync" can be an adjective. First of all, the root
>"sync" is a verb root. Second, "Hot", an adjective is clearly used to
>describe "sync", which makes the compound term still a verb, albeit one
>with a descriptor.
>
>Third, in what context can "HotSync" as an adjective make any sense?
>
> "Honey, how was your day?"
> "Oh, it was HotSync."
Got to love this thread. On one hand we've got a bunch of lawyers trying
to protect 3Com's trademarks, and on the other we have more literary
types trying to protect the English language.
There is absolutely no precedent to the notion that lawyers should speak
English.
