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minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s not all that different from Kleenex, Scotch tape, Xerox, etc. Sometimes brand names become the common name for a product.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoA Kleenex and any different facial tissue are very similar. A Coke and an Orange carbonated beverage are very different.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYeah imagine if we started calling all paper products of any kind “kleenex?” Yeah write that down on a sheet of Kleenex and mail it to me in a Kleenex box.
It’s not all that different from Kleenex, Scotch tape, Xerox, etc. Sometimes brand names become the common name for a product.
A Kleenex and any different facial tissue are very similar. A Coke and an Orange carbonated beverage are very different.
Yeah imagine if we started calling all paper products of any kind “kleenex?” Yeah write that down on a sheet of Kleenex and mail it to me in a Kleenex box.