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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

eBay, iphone starting a sentence

If ... if 'iPhone' or 'eBay' started a sentence, would we use 'iPhone' / 'eBay' or 'IPhone' / 'EBay'? Not sure that we, as writers, have the right to change proprietary orthographics. <——Is that even a word? Sounds good anyway. Lol
  

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Here are some citations: 1) New York Times article Published December 19, 2013: EBay bought PayPal in 2002, after PayPal established itself as a safe way to transfer money between people who didn’t know each other (thus facilitating eBay purchases). EBay can’t claim to be the only one capable of bringing this vision to life. ” 3) Huffington Post: (Associated Press Posted: 11/04/2013) Title: eBay Issues Apology For Holocaust Items Listed On Site EBay said it had removed 30 items from the site and donated 25,000 pounds ($40,000) to a suitable charity.

  • Here are some citations: 1) New York Times article Published December 19, 2013: EBay bought PayPal in 2002, after PayPal established itself as a safe way to transfer money between people who didn’t know each other (thus facilitating eBay purchases).
  • EBay can’t claim to be the only one capable of bringing this vision to life.
  • ” 3) Huffington Post: (Associated Press Posted: 11/04/2013) Title: eBay Issues Apology For Holocaust Items Listed On Site EBay said it had removed 30 items from the site and donated 25,000 pounds ($40,000) to a suitable charity.
  • 4) Huffington Post: 12/09/2013 eBay currently has a one-hour local delivery system called eBay Now, delivering items from local stores in an hour for a $5 fee.
  • Go figure.
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Here are some citations:

1) New York Times article Published December 19, 2013:
EBay bought PayPal in 2002, after PayPal established itself as a safe way to transfer money between people who didn’t know each other (thus facilitating eBay purchases).

EBay can’t claim to be the only o
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Thanks. This language is nuts!!!!!!!!

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goronskyThanks. This language is nuts!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????
Well, any company that anointed itself with such an ungrammatical name is nuts (or filthy rich!).
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Agreed! Oh yeah, Bub,

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