DeposeTheBoyKing
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Tue Mar-25-08 11:06 PM
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Why is "Realtor" always capitalized? |
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"Hi, I'm a Realtor!" Well, I'm an Attorney/Lawyer - so what? (no offense to agents out there - I have wondered this for some time now).
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Oeditpus Rex
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Tue Mar-25-08 11:17 PM
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1. It was trademarked by the National Association of Realtors |
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Tue Mar-25-08 11:18 PM
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A fund of knowledge, you are! :hi:
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Tue Mar-25-08 11:21 PM
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3. It's not something I'm happy to report |
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AP style dictates that it's up because of the trademark, but I refuse to use it in casual writing. It's so fucking pretentious.
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Wed Mar-26-08 11:12 AM
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15. Oh sweet! I'm gonna trademark "Bitch"! |
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:15 AM
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4. what's funny is that Realtor is capitalized but broker isn't |
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and brokers spank Realtors in terms of earnings.
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:17 AM
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5. I worked at a Board of Realtors, and you have to remember to put the |
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little "registered trademark" symbol after it, too.
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:28 AM
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6. And none of the 'rill-uh-tors' can pronounce REAL-tor. |
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At least not in South Alabama. "What do you do?" "I'm a rill-uh-tor." d-u-m-b
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:40 AM
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7. I always wondered the same thing about "God." |
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:45 AM
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When used for folk like Osiris, Zeus, Woden &c. one doesn't capitalise - however we Christians (being sneaky sods) turned it into a name thus it is capitalised in that context because God hasn't told us to do an e e cummings on him yet.
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:50 AM
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9. Yes, but is it copyrighted? |
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If not, could I legally change my name to 'God'?
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Wed Mar-26-08 08:54 AM
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12. If it's not trademarked yet, I'm gettin' on that shit. |
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I'M GONNA BE FUCKIN' RICH! :bounce:
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Wed Mar-26-08 07:56 AM
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10. What other professionals always have their photo plastered everywhere? |
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Wed Mar-26-08 08:55 AM
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13. Columnists, politicians, and the FBI's 10 most wanted. nt |
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Wed Mar-26-08 08:30 AM
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11. OK, this is from the AP Stylebook |
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Realtor is a service mark, which is a brand, word, etc. used by a supplier of services and protected by law to prevent a competitor from using it: Realtor, for a member of the National Association of Realtors. When a service mark is used, capitalize it.
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Wed Mar-26-08 10:42 AM
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14. There was a movie tentatively titled "Realtors" in preproduction some months back and |
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a swarm of trademark lawyers descended on the studio. That was the first I'd heard that someone owned it. First for the studio, too, apparently.
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Wed Mar-26-08 11:43 AM
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16. It's different from being a real estate agent--well, extra, let's say |
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You can get licensed to be a real estate agent (small R small E small A), but you have to get special certification to be a Realtor (big R, copyright symbol after it) and they're members of the National Association of Realtors. It's supposed to be especially reassuring--Realtors are supposed to be better agents because of their extra certification, plus they're subject to rules and ethics guidelines of the National Association of Realtors. So if a Realtor pulls something stinky on a client, s/he can be hauled before the board and sanctioned with a fine or, in dire cases, threat of having their title removed.
Damn, I know too much about this. Can you tell I'm doing freelance work for the local division of the NAR? :P
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Wed Mar-26-08 01:09 PM
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17. the job is real estate agent or broker, and the job is not capitalized |
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"Realtor" is a made-up trademarked word for real estate agents who have paid some fee to pretend they know more than the rest
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