trademarking "Hon"?!

[Nancy Friedman]

Addressed by John McIntyre of the Baltimore Sun in his blog:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/mcintyre/blog/2010/12/a_modest_defense_of_denise_whiting.html

See also http://sugarfreak.typepad.com/mobtownshank/2010/12/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-hon.html

Please note that my word of the week, "hoon," is not related etymologically to "hon."

Nancy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Mandel [mailto:thnidu at GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:18 PM
Subject: trademarking "Hon"?!

All I can say is... WTF????*

*Mark Mandel*

From: *Catherine Duchamp <duchamp at american.edu>

> *Date: *January 3, 2011 13:58:07 PST
> *To: *administrator at americandialect.org
> *Subject: **Media Query: Baltimore "Hon" controversy*
>
> The story I'm producing is about the controversy over *trademarking the
> word "Hon,"* which is a cherished term of endearment in Baltimore/seen as
> a part of the city's identity.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help- Cathy
>
> Cathy Duchamp
> Reporter, Greater Baltimore beat
> WAMU 88.5 FM
> wamu.org
> duchamp at wamu.org
> 443-756-0606
>
>
>

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