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Microsoft [to patent] Verb Conjugation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the [to-give]-me-a-break dept.

streepje writes "Here [to be] the latest egregious patent application. Microsoft [to be] [to apply] for a patent for [to conjugate] verbs. Future postings [to look] like this."

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  1. prior art? by Xerxes1729 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I submit my seventh grade Spanish book as an example of prior art? It has an interface (a table in the back) that allows the user to select verbs based on tense and person.

  2. Microsoft help... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Clippie: It looks like you're typing a verb. Would you like:
    • some help choosing another verb?
    • some help conjugating your verb?
    • to use the split infinitive wizard?
    1. Re:Microsoft help... by Pogue+Mahone · · Score: 5, Funny
      Surely you mean
      • to boldly use the split infinitive wizard
      --
      Every bloody emperor has his hand up history's skirt [Peter Hammill/VdGG]
  3. Obligatory Simpsons Quote Thread by KU_Fletch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Me fail English? That's unpossible.

    --
    It's not stupid. It's advanced.
  4. Conjugate? by wickedsteve · · Score: 5, Funny

    Conjugate? I haven't even kissed a girl.