Smober?

[Erin McKean]

I read "smober," meaning "not smoking" in a newsgroup today. Obviously a
parallel from "sober," but has anyone else heard or read this?

Also, (if I can do an ADS twofer here) I have a subscriber who wants to
know if there is a specific term for verbing a trademark, as in "Go Xerox
that letter." I think some lawyers call it trademark infringement, but
they hardly ever win. :-)

Thanks,

Erin McKean
editor at verbatimmag.com
www.verbatimmag.com