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In Reply to: Sure, but the (correct!) examples I originally gave were, "the Oakland A's". . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 3, 2018 at 10:33:54:
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - TM's and Acronyms - Jonesy 11:30:18 01/2/18 (65)
- Isn't TM an acronym? (nt) - mkuller 20:40:54 01/3/18 (3)
- Transcendental Medication. nt - free.ranger 21:15:59 01/4/18 (1)
- TM... - mkuller 11:02:42 01/5/18 (0)
- LOL!!!!!! Good One!!!!!!! (nt) - Jonesy 05:59:40 01/4/18 (0)
- look at the front panel of an HT receiver sometime! - mhardy6647 13:37:55 01/2/18 (37)
- There are no acronyms on that front panel. - Tadlo 15:08:25 01/3/18 (2)
- AV Surround Receiver? - StephenJK 05:53:21 01/4/18 (0)
- Gosh, I think you're being overly restrictive about the definition of an acronym - Chris from Lafayette 15:49:07 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Exactly what killed Krell... - jaynemo 09:07:15 01/3/18 (0)
- Yes, I get that, but... - Jonesy 14:00:53 01/2/18 (32)
- Trademark - waynes 16:20:35 01/2/18 (25)
- The downfall of "Monster Cable" was trying to own the word Monster. LOL nt - pffft? 14:12:15 01/3/18 (1)
- Downfall in our eyes. Ask any regular person for a popular cable name... - Jonesy 17:25:18 01/3/18 (0)
- Kleenex... When the trademark becomes the only word used... - pffft? 13:48:24 01/3/18 (8)
- Let's not forget two which are near and dear to me - 1973shovel 06:05:06 01/4/18 (0)
- Q-Tip... Xerox... George Foreman Grill...Krispy Kreme (sort of)... Pop-Tarts... - musetap 16:53:47 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Kleenex... When the trademark becomes the only word used... - painter27 16:50:15 01/3/18 (5)
- "Aspirin" was at one time. (nt) - Jonesy 17:06:30 01/3/18 (4)
- so, I believe, was heroin :- - mhardy6647 18:19:29 01/3/18 (2)
- RE: so, I believe, was heroin :- - painter27 18:49:03 01/3/18 (1)
- I think so -- at any rate, Bayer marketed it under that name (nt) - mhardy6647 19:20:34 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Yes, still very much used - painter27 17:35:00 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Trademark - waynes 07:57:24 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Trademark - raingerz 21:28:59 01/2/18 (1)
- RE: Trademark - waynes 16:02:07 01/4/18 (0)
- RE: Trademark - Jonesy 17:13:23 01/2/18 (10)
- RE: Trademark - waynes 15:27:16 01/4/18 (1)
- RE: Trademark - Jonesy 16:10:45 01/4/18 (0)
- A process would be protected by a patent, not a trademark - Dave_K 17:12:25 01/3/18 (1)
- Agreed... - Jonesy 18:24:57 01/3/18 (0)
- Yes they can... - kootenay 10:24:20 01/3/18 (5)
- OK, so getting back to my original post... - Jonesy 11:09:42 01/3/18 (4)
- RE: OK, so getting back to my original post... - waynes 16:07:55 01/4/18 (3)
- RE: OK, so getting back to my original post... - Jonesy 16:16:31 01/4/18 (2)
- RE: OK, so getting back to my original post... - waynes 16:19:38 01/4/18 (1)
- RE: OK, so getting back to my original post... - Jonesy 16:28:48 01/4/18 (0)
- oh, it's not anything new... not at all. - mhardy6647 15:04:19 01/2/18 (5)
- I'll add ... - reelsmith. 15:38:49 01/2/18 (4)
- they literally did that (ANRS and Super ANRS) to work around Dolby - mhardy6647 18:24:43 01/2/18 (2)
- how many immediately get S.E.A.? - hifitommy 21:26:42 01/2/18 (1)
- Sound Effect Amplififer - mhardy6647 06:32:22 01/3/18 (0)
- LOL! I had one of those JVCs! I think it's me then... - Jonesy 15:50:49 01/2/18 (0)
- Who is TM - E-Stat 13:10:44 01/2/18 (21)
- Thelonious Monk [nt] - Todd Krieger 00:48:23 01/3/18 (0)
- RE: Who TM is. - hifitommy 21:48:57 01/2/18 (2)
- Arrrgh. You made me look up WYWH! (no text) - Jonesy 09:30:54 01/3/18 (1)
- you can see my frustration then..........nt - hifitommy 15:20:54 01/3/18 (0)
- TM = Trade Mark (plus I've found an example ad) - Jonesy 13:55:24 01/2/18 (16)
- Ah - E-Stat 13:59:03 01/2/18 (15)
- I'm not sure all dictionaries and usage guides agree on this. but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:14:25 01/2/18 (10)
- RE: I'm not sure all dictionaries and usage guides agree on this. but. . . - BubbaMike 21:29:14 01/3/18 (1)
- One elephant coming right up (but it's not white!) - Chris from Lafayette 23:47:54 01/3/18 (0)
- The other use for the apostrophe... - Ripple 17:35:21 01/2/18 (1)
- Yes - I'd guess that that probably dates back to Middle English - Chris from Lafayette 00:16:54 01/3/18 (0)
- A baseball team? - E-Stat 16:44:44 01/2/18 (5)
- Not just a baseball team - Chris from Lafayette 00:07:30 01/3/18 (4)
- That example - E-Stat 05:54:39 01/3/18 (3)
- Sure, but the (correct!) examples I originally gave were, "the Oakland A's". . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:33:54 01/3/18 (2)
- I prefer avoiding the superfluous -nt - E-Stat 01/3/1810:44:26 01/3/18 (1)
- And, if you think it's superfluous, that's your right to avoid it! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:24:48 01/3/18 (0)
- Also... sorry for the typo! (nt) - Jonesy 14:10:08 01/2/18 (2)
- Hey, man - don't be sorry! Stand up for your right to use the apostrophe. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:37:15 01/3/18 (1)
- OK. How about this... - Jonesy 11:13:43 01/3/18 (0)
- Yes! Pretentious! That's the word I am looking for! (nt) - Jonesy 14:02:58 01/2/18 (0)
- RE: TM's and Acronyms - FenderLover 13:10:37 01/2/18 (0)
Follow Ups
- I prefer avoiding the superfluous -nt - E-Stat 01/3/1810:44:26 01/3/18 (1)
- And, if you think it's superfluous, that's your right to avoid it! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:24:48 01/3/18 (0)