Re: Plural of Pentium (was Re: Why not INTEL586?)

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From: D. J. McCarthy
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 17:36

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Rod Skinner (rskinner@mipos2.intel.com) wrote:
> dmccart@gomez.intel.com (D. J. McCarthy) writes:

\> 	One Pentium.  Two Pentiums.
\ 
\ There is only one way to describe the Pentium (tm) processor.  If you
\ want the plural form...it is Pentium processors.  ALL trademarks are
\ adjectives and therefore only have ONE form.
> 
/ Pentium (tm) CPUs
/ Pentium (tm) microprocessors
/ 
/ Rod Skinner				I speak for myself only.
/ Intel Corp

	Rod is right; I was wrong.  Pentium is indeed an adjective.
I stand corrected.


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| D. J. McCarthy
| dmccart@gomez.intel.com
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