Introduction
I feel like I ought to explain myself.
This is my LiveJournal.* A partial history of its construction can be reconstructed from first few posts of my friend Greg, mentioned in the dedication, on his LiveJournal, which is accessible under the user name giantslolam.
To summarize the information supplied there: For some time last spring, I was toying with the ( Read more... )
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It's unusual relative to English's most common norms for word-formation; though English has many compound terms, they rarely sound as lovely or poetic as "LiveJournal".
"It hurts to use this word because of its capitalization"
If you don't capitalize it---if you mutilate its trademarked integrity in any way---you will be sued for everything you're worth.
"NEVER use a trademark as a noun. Always use a trademark as an adjective modifying a noun." - International Trademark Association
"Free trade is like dry water"
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God dammit, Anonymous. Who are you? I have guesses. Three guesses. Maybe four. But once you get up to four that's practically an exhaustive list. Or are you totally random? This, like the steering wheel on the pirate's crotch, is driving me nuts.
I was afraid somebody might call me on the footnote. I gave up on picking words or making a justifiable criticism, so I just flailed out. Mea culpa, apologies where due, etc. Now that my inner monologues are public I suppose I'm accountable for them.
As far as -ive-ournals go, should we start a revolution of decommercialization? Like the kleenex (formerly Kleenex)? I'm not sure if the increases or decreases the value of a trademark.
How is free trade like dry water?
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You.
"I was afraid somebody might call me on the footnote."
Fear is always fun.
"Now that my inner monologues are public I suppose I'm accountable for them."
You're always accountable, for everything you do, even your inmost thoughts.
"As far as -ive-ournals go, should we start a revolution of decommercialization?"
We should become a revolution of becoming!
"Like the kleenex (formerly Kleenex)? I'm not sure if the increases or decreases the value of a trademark."
Increases, in the early stages; but if it's used often enough the company will eventually lose its exclusive right to the term, destroying the value of the trademark. Companies should not be rewarded for innovation or for aesthetically pleasing product names.
"How is free trade like dry water?"
It doesn't exist.
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