Comment on The plural of Kleenex should be Kleenices.

Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• kirkoman@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  FWIW, I just learned that escalator and kerosene started as trademarked brand names.

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  • Mr_Fish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So did Frisbee

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    • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Xerox machine

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      • bradboimler@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Cellophane

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• lime@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  insisting on calling all tissues kleenex is how the company loses the rights to the name

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