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Day 54 · Up Against a Giant

Day 54 · Up Against a Giant4 jul12 min

<p>A slow English story about An indie developer says a much bigger company grabbed his trademark, and I hope it ends fairly. 13 simple sentences. Word by word. About 12 minutes.</p><p>📝 Today&#39;s sentences</p><p>① Yesterday, someone using our app told me about something.</p><p>② There&#39;s an indie developer who shared his story online.</p><p>③ He says a much bigger company grabbed his trademark first.</p><p>④ It was a small developer up against a much bigger company.</p><p>⑤ That kind of gap really got to me.</p><p>⑥ So I reached out to him to hear what happened.</p><p>⑦ He explained everything to me, and reminded me to protect my own work too.</p><p>⑧ I also went through the evidence he shared publicly.</p><p>⑨ Honestly, I haven&#39;t had time to verify every detail.</p><p>⑩ But he&#39;s put so much public info out there, and I tend to believe him.</p><p>⑪ Still, I don&#39;t want to jump to conclusions yet.</p><p>⑫ I just really hope more people pay attention to this.</p><p>⑬ And I hope it ends with a fair outcome for everyone.</p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• indie developer /ˈɪndi dɪˈveləpər/</p><p>• trademark /ˈtreɪdmɑːrk/</p><p>• up against /ʌp əˈɡenst/</p><p>• jump to conclusions /dʒʌmp tə kənˈkluːʒənz/</p><p>• pay attention to /peɪ əˈtenʃən tə/</p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next sentence.</p>