http://wordsandcontext.com/2009/03/17/kindle-is-a-noun/ A blog about communication, public relations, language and writing Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wordsandcontext.com/2009/03/17/kindle-is-a-noun/#comment-208 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:28:11 +0000 http://wordsandcontext.com/?p=57#comment-208 The “Pluggers” comic in today’s paper had this quote: “A plugger believes that a book in the hand is worth two in the Kindle” (see: http://www.gocomics.com/pluggers/2011/03/21/). When my mother phoned me and asked me about it, we were both nonplussed. Even Merriam-Webster online was no help at all. Thankfully you nice folks have brought me up-to-date; and I also realize now that “Kindle” is a proper noun. That’s what I get for being out-of-step with technology (sigh)!

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