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Trademarks are not Verbs!

http://www.surfionline.com/archives/2005/10/28/trademarks-are-not-verbs/
Published on October 28th, 2005.

Thinking of photoshopping or photochopping an image? You’d better start saying “I’m manipulating this image with Adobe® Photoshop® software.” according to Adobe’s Terms of Use - Proper use of the Photoshop trademark.

Trademarks are not verbs.
CORRECT: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software.
INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped.

Trademarks are not nouns.
CORRECT: The image pokes fun at the Senator.
INCORRECT: The photoshop pokes fun at the Senator.

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    Peter Akkies (October 28th, 2005, 5:08 pm)

    Ha, they even have that on their website? Who’s going to type “The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software.”?

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    Joel (October 29th, 2005, 10:48 pm)

    I own Photoshop.

    Wtf is it if it’s not a noun?
    what about as a superlative? that image is photoshoppingly good :)

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