Company Names and name change – ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG)
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Hey! (Copied from google):
“Zyzzyva has achieved notoriety for being the last word in several English-language dictionaries. Casey is commonly credited with naming the genus, although the etymology of the word is unclear. One theory is that the word was inspired by Zyzza, a former genus of leafhoppers.”
I wasn’t aware of that. I recently found a great word for when playing Scrabble.
The word is zyxt and it’s the past tense of a dialect form of the verb to sit
Never heard of zyzzyva!
“Zyzzyva is a genus of South American weevils, often found on or near palm trees.”
” Zyzzyva has achieved notoriety for being the last word in several English-language dictionaries.Casey is commonly credited with naming the genus, although the etymology of the word is unclear.One theory is that the word was inspired by Zyzza, a former genus of leafhoppers.An entomologist at New York’s Museum of Natural History speculated that Casey made up the word as a joke, “to have the last word.””
I had never heard of this word either till I saw the above post. The above quotes are from Wikipedia. I have heard of a similar titled movie (that I believe is the lowest grossing movie of all time) though I can’t think of its exact title.
The movie I was thinking of was called Zyzzyx Road. Apparently it was officially lowest grossing movie of all time for a number of years. It actually starred reasonably well known actors – Tom Sizemore (Heat) and Katherine Heigl (tv’s Grey’s Anatomy). Obviously wouldn’t qualify for a dictionary entry or Scrabble.
Thank you so much for your lecture. I always enjoy watching you lecture
Mike
If the word limited can only be used at the end of the name
what about names like –
LIMITEDS LIMITED Company number 05880089
or
LIMITED COMPANIES LIMITED Company number 09172808 ?
If, within 12 months after incorporation, it appears that the new company’s name is too similar to an existing name …
OK?
(It’s Mike, not John)
so if it goes past 12 months e.g. 2 years. can the secretary of state still force a company to change its name?
sorry Mike, slightly awkward now :-s
Hi John,
13 minutes into the video, you were talking about how within 12 months, if the company sounds too similar.
what does it mean by 12 months?
the business owner has 12 months to change its name or….