ellipsis…

the image was photoshopped… not

i came across this set of rules, while reading up on photoshop cs3. interesting ones, almost like a course in english to not get your ass sued 101.i have a few questions for the company, adobe® :

• can i say “this image was photochopped?” or “… photocropped?”
• if i’m in a conversation with a friend, can i drop the ® bit while talking? i promise to use it in my written correspondence with them.
• if not, how does one pronounce ®?
• how can i go about making it sound casual and unforced?

it’s difficult to sound cool while saying, “that nipslip of britney spears is totally fake. the image was enhanced with adobe® photoshop® software.” they really have to cut us some slack somewhere.