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Online Auctions Patented, eBay Sued
mattfusf writes "This article from News.com talks about a guy who has filed a lawsuit against eBay for patent infringment. Patent 5,845,265 covers a "method..for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods""
Just because moronic Americans pronounce
It was the Americans that had the foresight and intelligence to correct idiotic spellings that the British imposed. Examples include:
color vs. colour
check vs. cheque
maneuver vs. manoeuvre
license vs. licence
Given the British penchant for inconsistency and convoluted spellings of what should be easy-to-spell words, Americans are far less "moronic" than the British when it comes to the English language.
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Given the British penchant for inconsistency and convoluted spellings of what should be easy-to-spell words
Huh?
tap vs. faucet
lift vs. elevator
The only evil profits are the ones you say are evil.
Dawn of the Dead
[don't reply to trolls ... do not reply to trolls]
The plural of auction is auctions. Was the original poster trying to fake a Latin connection? That word is "auctio", and if I'm not too rusty the plural would be "auctiones." But since we're speaking English, this sort of argument can go and get fucked.
And what on earth does the word "auction" have to do with "ox" and "box"? The slight 'x' sound? Please. Furthermore, anybody who uses the non-word "boxen" is a complete wanker and should be shot on sight.
"Auctionae" if anything would be the plural of "auctiona", which, as it isn't a word, doesn't have a plural.
Now, if that's all clear, I'd like to go back to reading about the patent-driven end to intellectual freedom in peace. Thanks.
Calling someone or a group of people moronic will in no way help them see any problems you present, but only cause them to get defensive and pissed off.
And my favorite...
loo vs. toilet
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach him to eat and he will fish forever.
2. Using wrong plurals like boxen and virii; always funny.
3. You're both wrong. "Auction" is obviously the plural form of Auct. Duh.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
At the very least, if you are going to go after corporate America, go after the ones that are fucking up people's health, the government, and the planet.
But surely we WANT them to fuck up the government!!!