Re: [ADS-L] Trademark s Lexis and Lexus (was nexis is baffling)

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 4/9/07 7:17:07 AM, fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU writes:


> Thanks to Ron for correcting me as to the expert or experts.  Looking at
> the opinion, I find the following: "In everyday spoken English, LEXUS and
> LEXIS are virtually identical in pronunciation, notwithstanding testimony
> by Professor David M. Yerkes that different pronunciations are possible,
> See Prefiled Testimony of David M. Yerkes, Professor of English and
> Comparative Literature at Columbia University, Dx Y7-B at 9-15, and
> defense counsel's laudable attempts at distinguishing the two terms."  I
> do not see any identification in any of the opinions of who the other
> experts were.
> 

I believe that this is a quote from the minority opinion. The majority 
opinion quotes Yerkes favorably (in the quote that I put in my last posting). 
Perhaps there was no opposing linguist--I may have misremembered--though as I recall 
the majority-opinion judge mentioned such a linguit, but not by name.



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