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anglaise . I figured it was the standard this-entry-is-a-violation-of-our-trademark (which the entry probably is not, but you'd expect their lawyers to send off the letter even so, to show that they were vigorously defending their trademark). It wasn't that sort of complaint, however.
- anglaise .
- I figured it was the standard this-entry-is-a-violation-of-our-trademark (which the entry probably is not, but you'd expect their lawyers to send off the letter even so, to show that they were vigorously defending their trademark).
- It wasn't that sort of complaint, however.
- Instead, it was a criticism about the dictionary's listing a word which is in actual use, which the dictionary is merely reporting, and which it is their job to report.
- That's kind of creepy on McDonald's part.
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[nq:1]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
I expect that McDonald's people would also have disliked this other entry in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate had they seen it:
(quote, with used to represent schwa)
Main Entry: Mc-
Pronunciation: m@k;
I expect that McDonald's people would also have disliked this other entry in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate had they seen it:
(quote, with used to represent schwa)
Main Entry: Mc-
Pronunciation: m@k;
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[nq:1]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
I see I should have read your post before responding in the "McJob" thread, which mentions the M-W Website.
Somehow, I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.
Maria Conlon
I see I should have read your post before responding in the "McJob" thread, which mentions the M-W Website.
Somehow, I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.
Maria Conlon
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[nq:1]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
Ha ha! They want to fight the English language.
Reminds me of the campaign by the proud Hooker family a few years back. They wanted everybody that used their surname to mean a prostitute to STOP it RIGHT NOW!!
//P. Schultz
Ha ha! They want to fight the English language.
Reminds me of the campaign by the proud Hooker family a few years back. They wanted everybody that used their surname to mean a prostitute to STOP it RIGHT NOW!!
//P. Schultz
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[nq:2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
[nq:1]Ha ha! They want to fight the English language. Reminds me of the campaign by the proud Hooker family a few years back. They wanted everybody that used their surname to mean a prostitute to STOP it RIGHT NOW!![/nq]
The wi
[nq:1]Ha ha! They want to fight the English language. Reminds me of the campaign by the proud Hooker family a few years back. They wanted everybody that used their surname to mean a prostitute to STOP it RIGHT NOW!![/nq]
The wi
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[nq:2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
[nq:1]I expect that McDonald's people would also have disliked this other entry in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate had ... inexpensive, convenient, or easy but usually low-quality or commercialized version of somet
[nq:1]I expect that McDonald's people would also have disliked this other entry in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate had ... inexpensive, convenient, or easy but usually low-quality or commercialized version of somet
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Thus spake Maria Conlon:
[nq:2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
[nq:1]I see I should have read your post before responding in the "McJob" thread, which mentions the M-W Website. Somehow, I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
[nq:2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3255883.stm[/nq]
[nq:1]I see I should have read your post before responding in the "McJob" thread, which mentions the M-W Website. Somehow, I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
Merriam-Webster
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[nq:1]Thus spake Maria Conlon:[/nq]
[nq:2]I see I should have read your post before responding ... I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
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[nq:2]I see I should have read your post before responding ... I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
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Merriam-Webster is revising a web page for its Collegiate Dictionary after a McDonalds executive complained about the inclusion of ... Pulled 11/10/03 ? >.
What should we call it when commercial interests prescribe p00
[nq:1]Thus spake Maria Conlon:[/nq]
[nq:2]I see I should have read your post before responding ... I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
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[nq:2]I see I should have read your post before responding ... I think there's more to this story, or maybe less.[/nq]
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Merriam-Webster is revising a web page for its Collegiate Dictionary after a McDonalds executive complained about the inclusion of ...
What should we call it when commercial interests prescribe proscriptive descriptivis00
[nq:2]Thus spake Maria Conlon: == Merriam-Webster is revising a web ... it when commercial interests prescribe proscriptive descriptivism? I propose "bullying".[/nq]
[nq:1]The latest story is at[/nq]
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/200311/ap on bi ge/mcjob dictionary 3
[nq:1]The latest story is at[/nq]
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/200311/ap on bi ge/mcjob dictionary 3
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[nq:1]Well that article represents another instance of a reporter referring to "Webster's Dictionary," but in this case we can be ... "'McJob' is similarly defined in the American Heritage Dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary, published by Random House."[/nq]
There are a bunch of Random House Webster's dictionaries. It's not in my 1998 second edition Random House
There are a bunch of Random House Webster's dictionaries. It's not in my 1998 second edition Random House
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