Post #2997430
2022-12-20 06:51 UTC
@JPK_elmediat@mastodon.art @thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me @petersterne@mastodon.social
“@thatonecalculator @petersterne “Doesn’t matter, people use no-name facial tissues, and call them Kleenex.”
What? I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. Everybody just calls it a tissue. Always.
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@JPK_elmediat@mastodon.art 2022-12-20 06:58
@u0421793@stereophonic.space @petersterne@mastodon.social @thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me Hasn't been my experience. There is even a term for it, genericized or genericide. A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for/synonymous with, a general class of products or services, usually against the intentions of the trademark's owner.