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Re:Photoshop is not a verb by johnhenry on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @12:34AM (#14029505)
I'm mostly disturbed by the sentence "Since Photoshop is a trademark, you should always use it as an adjective only to describe the Adobe products associated with the Photoshop brand.", as Photoshop is clearly a noun.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by adambrenecki on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:38AM (#14029786)
This is how they want you to use it:

> Trademarks are proper adjectives and should be followed by the generic terms they describe.

> Correct: The image was manipulated using Adobe® Photoshop® software.

> Incorrect: The image was manipulated using Photoshop.

Adobe's own marketing pages consistently use the ostensibly "incorrect" usage though: http://www.adobe.com/au/products/photoshop.html

Re:Photoshop is not a verb by jachee on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:58AM (#14029903)
Someone should alert them that their phone number on the bottom is missing a digit somewhere.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by Nadya on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @02:07AM (#14029951)
The number is correct, it's an Australian number [0]. Specifically a FreeCall number following the format: 1800 xxx xxx. Not to be confused with the United State's 1-800-xxx-xxxx format. An easy mistake to make if you didn't notice the /au/ in the URL.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Australia

Re:Photoshop is not a verb by johnhenry on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @10:25AM (#14032897)
Hmmm... so in the case of a "dog collar", Adobe would we consider "dog" to be an adjective? Interesting... I never thought about it like that, but I guess that makes sense. Still, they need to work on their definitions.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by plorkyeran on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @02:03PM (#14035559)
Grammatically this is known as apposition, where you have two nouns (or noun phrases) next to each other and modifying each other. In English appositives aren't considered adjectives, but they do behave similarly.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by crasm on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:17AM (#14029681)
I have an issue with the whole thing. I think they've already lost the trademark to the language.

  Correct:   The image was enhanced with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software.
  Incorrect: The image was photoshopped.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by rflrob on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:43AM (#14029816)
Ianal, but my sense is that as long as they keep trying to hold back the tide, they're eligible for trademark protection. Once they give up, there's nothing to stop Google Docs Photoshop mode, Microsoft Office Photoshop, or rflrob's awesome photoshop. Though there's nothing that says that vigorous enforcement needs to be mean—see, for example, Jack Daniels: https://brokenpianoforpresident.com/2012/07/19/jack-daniels-...
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by wl on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:37AM (#14029780)
I love how they expect people to assert their trademark rights with the ® symbol. Unless this document is aimed at Adobe employees or contractors, that's inappropriate.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by tempestn on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:40AM (#14029798)
Ya, this is bordering on REALTOR® level.
Re:Photoshop is not a verb by finaliteration on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:40AM (#14029800)
My favorite part is the assumption that Photoshop only ever enhances images.