Post #2997433
2022-12-20 07:06 UTC
@JPK_elmediat@mastodon.art @petersterne@mastodon.social @thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me that’s true – examples are
Sellotape, which everybody calls any kind of adhesive tape simply because it’s the leading brand here in the UK (hilariously, the leading brand in Australia is called Durex!)
Tarmac (which isn’t always made by that company)
Velcro (more correctly it should be referred to as a hook and loop fastener, unless actually made by that company)
JetSki (which is a trademark of Kawasaki, all others are merely personal water craft)
Heroin (Bayer & Co)
Hovercraft (Saunders Roe)
Videotape (Ampex)
Chromakey (Ultimatte – whereas the BBC steadfastly refers to it as CSO – colour separation overlay)
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@JPK_elmediat@mastodon.art 2022-12-20 07:19
@u0421793@stereophonic.space @petersterne@mastodon.social @thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me Depending on country or region, different trademark names become so dominant, they can be generalized in common usage. Another variation is the flu or stomach flu. People forget that flu is short for influenza. You get sick, it is a cold or The Flu. I think that is why some don't think flu shots are necessary, because everybody gets "The Flu".