[CH] tabasco (to keep this on topic)
Keegan Smith (mrkeeg@hotmail.com)
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:45:13 -0600
The conversation about kleenex, xerox, coke, etc stimulated a long-forgotten
brain cell to fire.
For anyone who cares, we are talking about "proprietary eponyms". Along
with those mentioned, there are many other common ones: band-aid, saran
wrap, thermos even styrofoam, popsicle and escalator!
I found a site:
http://www.prairienet.org/~rkrause/brands.html
Fer what it's worth..
Keegan
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