Microsoft files patent for verb conjugation software

[Grant Barrett]

On Sep 1, 2006, at 16:04, Scot LaFaive wrote:
> So now whenever I get back to memorizing my Latin verb conjugation
> tables or begin Spanish 101 I will need to pay Mr. Gates a quarter
> for each verb?

No, the are trying to patent software that does conjugation, not
conjugation itself.

Grant Barrett
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