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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Brand names #20954 03/02/01 06:32 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 C Casey-Canada OP stranger OP Casey-Canada stranger C Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 Does anyone know the word that describes the practice of using a BRAND name to refer to a product even if it is another brand? E.g. we call any facial tissue "a Kleenex" (even it is a Scottie) or we call any clear plastic film wrap "Saran Wrap". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Brand names Casey-Canada 03/02/01 06:32 PM Re: Brand names Bobyoungbalt 03/02/01 07:03 PM Re: Brand names BlanchePatch 03/03/01 12:14 PM Re: Brand names wwh 03/03/01 01:33 PM Re: Brand names Geoff 03/03/01 02:10 PM Re: Brand names Bobyoungbalt 03/05/01 03:34 PM Re: Brand names Scribbler 03/06/01 07:44 PM Brand names - rerun musick 03/06/01 07:57 PM Re: Brand names - rerun Anonymous 03/06/01 08:39 PM Re: Brand names tsuwm 03/02/01 07:17 PM Re: Brand names Hyla 03/05/01 07:52 PM Re: Brand names wwh 03/05/01 08:07 PM Re: Brand names jpsharber 03/05/01 08:26 PM Re: words hard to find wwh 03/05/01 08:46 PM Re: Brand names Jackie 03/06/01 02:12 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,334 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (1 invisible), 723 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,543 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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