Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite

[J L Hilal <jlhilal@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Allan Goodall <agoodall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Peter Thoenen <eol1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >  Also you used "lite" properly everywhere except the download itself
> >  (http://downloads.groundzerogames.net/FTLrules.pdf) where you say
> >  "light" all the time .. can you change the PDF and re-upload ... looks
> >  amateurish as a result
> 
> Actually, Full Thrust is a British product. As such, it uses proper
> English, where the word "lite" does not exist and is an abomination!
> :-)
> 
> (I'm sort of kidding, but in truth "lite" is an Americanization that
> doesn't exist in British (or Canadian, and I don't think Australian)
> English, so his use of "light" is actually correct.)
> 

<delurk>

Just to set the record straight, while "Lite" is used colloquially by a lot of
Americans, it only appears in marketing/advertising associated with a single
product, since it is both a brand name and a registered trademark of Miller
Brewing Co. in the US (and I presume everywhere else that their lawyers can
reach).

J

<re-lurk>



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