A Rose By Any Other Name...
We have all heard the phrase, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" but do you think a kleenex by any other name would still be a kleenex. In chapter 16 we looked at definite references and the use of proper nouns so how does the proper name of a product become an abbreviated description of a product. Here are some of proper names (that I could think of) that have been extended to include an entire product and therefore its abbreviated description. Maybe you can think of more.
Kleenex refers to all facial tissues
Xerox often refers to copiers in general
Legos often refer to children's building blocks that lock together
Coke ofter refers to all soft drinks
Speedo is sometimes used to refer a style of swimming garment
I know there are more...how many can you come up with.
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i was in germany a few years ago and asked for a tissue and the mom of my host family asked what we call tissues in english-- i didn't even think about it and said kleenex and she looked at me like i was crazy, and then tried to say kleenex. i realized tissues aren't kleenexes, they're just tissues. oops.
i get this a lot at work too, EVERYONE asks for a coke, never a pepsi or soda or anything, it's always a coke. interesting...