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And yes, this really is something that writers worry about, although almost always, without any good reason. Yasmin Khan’s cookbook Sabzi ignited a legal battle when a Cornish deli of the same name attempted to claim ownership of the widely used...

Grand. I'll sort it for you. :)

The moment a woman starts writing her truth she becomes dangerous. Elif Shafak

I tutor kids like this, too. There’s just this blank panic, like my question opened a drawer in their minds, but there's nothing inside but a tangled slinky and two broken pencils. It is salvageable...in small groups stuffed with kids who are...

Hi, no didn’t receive them.

@Rachael Burnett - I'm just checking whether you received your Litbits for this yet? If not, I'll award them.

I'd have thought they could have done some sort of a deal – think of the photo ops! – that'd benefit both sides...?

How is this possible? The words "subzi," and "sabzi," both appear on countless Indian cuisine menus across the world as a heading for the vegetable/vegetarian selection. You couldn't trademark "mains" or "sides" or even "antipasto" as a food...

So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that...

Probably given the industrial quantities of mind-altering substances Kerouac commonly took, as he admitted/claimed, his perceptions could hardly be relied on to accord with anyone else's.

So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that...

I'd have thought they could have done some sort of a deal – think of the photo ops! – that'd benefit both sides...?

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It’s always a good idea, when considering titles, to spend a few mins on Google etc. Ultimately, it’s the author who makes a warranty to the publisher. It’s just sensible to see what else is out there. I would love tp know who the deli owner’s...