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To: Olog-hai
Ridiculous

It would seem so.

I think "Mac" entered the jargon many years ago. Is there a difference in "Mac" and "Mc" in a name?

I recall a "Frazer" episode in which his brother is chastising him for the "McSessions" he provides over the phone. Were the writers sued I wonder

37 posted on 07/20/2013 1:13:13 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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To: MosesKnows

Technically, there’s no difference; the shorter is merely an abbreviation of the longer—an actual Gaelic word, “mac”, which is always written longhand in the Gaelic languages (Scots Gaelic, Manx and Irish).

I can see McDonald’s getting litigious over a current-use actual trademarked name, but the Gaelic word for “son” as an all-encompassing trademark does not sound like the company’s domain.


40 posted on 07/20/2013 1:27:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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