TheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caTheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
minus-squarePetDinosaurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·edit-21 year agoIt’s called a genericized trademark. There’s plenty, including aspirin and heroin. It’s also common to call these Kleenex in the US. Definitely seems like a strange decision.
minus-squarebisq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIs Teflon a genericized trademark? Not sure I’d there’s any diff between that and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)?
It’s called a genericized trademark. There’s plenty, including aspirin and heroin.
It’s also common to call these Kleenex in the US.
Definitely seems like a strange decision.
Xerox, linoleum
Is Teflon a genericized trademark? Not sure I’d there’s any diff between that and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)?