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* Sharpie isn't on here already?Sharpie
** And an even older brand, Magic Marker-- in North America and ''Japan'', interestingly enough.
** And an even older brand, Magic Marker-- in North America and ''Japan'', interestingly enough.
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*** Which is a bit more justified, since the original Gameboy came out, Nintendo has dominated the handheld market. It becomes less justified in the current DS Vs. PSP handheld war, not because the PSP is out there (anyone can tell you that the DS had and maintains a clear victory), but because the DS is not under the Gameboy brand, it's just "Nintendo DS." This fact does not stop people from referring to it as the "Gameboy DS."
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*** I've never heard anyone call them baby buds, everyone calls them cotton buds. Apparently they used to be called [[HaveAGayOldTime 'Baby Gays']]
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* Mack (gas stations in Swedish, originally a brand of petrol pumps)
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** The Jacuzzi company also makes other bathroom fixtures, including sinks and toilets.
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* Realtor is a trademarked term for members of the National Association of Realtors in the US, dating back to 1948. Attempts to challenge the trademark on the grounds that "realtor" is a generic word have been rejected by the courts.
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* Coke. (soda pop). In the southern United States, you can sometimes hear the following in restaurants: "You want a coke with that?" "Sure." "What kind?" "I'll take a Pepsi." "Coming right up!"
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* Coke. (soda pop). In the southern United States, you can sometimes hear the following in restaurants: "You want a coke with that?" "Sure." "What kind?" "I'll take a Pepsi." "Coming right up!"up!" Or if you want a Coca-Cola, you say "Coca-Cola".
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** What if you really want a Coke?
*** You say "Coca-Cola".
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In the United States, Aleve is spelled with one L. Is it different in other countries?
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** If you're ''really'' in the South, it's "Co'Cola".
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** Similar: The Motorola trademark ''Handie-Talkie'' (1951) for their brand of handheld transceiver became the generic ham radio term "HT" meaning any handheld transceiver.
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* Windex (glass and mirror cleaning spray)
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** going so far that when American Speedskater KC Boutiette saw a Dutch "natural" ice-rink use tracors to resurface their ice he called them Zambonis.
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** It means "bouillon cubes" in most of the Arab world.
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* Legos are used to refer to any kind of small bricks that lock together. Lego is very insistent in their magazines that people call them "Lego Brand Building Toys" but their generic competitors from dollar stores and brands like Mega Blocks get lumped in anyways.
** I am a huge Lego fan, and I have never heard the Lego Company use the phrase "Lego Brand Building Toys." On their website, as in other places, they ask that people say "Lego bricks" or "Lego elements" rather than "Legos." They may have said "Lego Brand Building Toys" in the past, but that certainly isn't their present stance.
** I am a huge Lego fan, and I have never heard the Lego Company use the phrase "Lego Brand Building Toys." On their website, as in other places, they ask that people say "Lego bricks" or "Lego elements" rather than "Legos." They may have said "Lego Brand Building Toys" in the past, but that certainly isn't their present stance.
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* Legos are used to refer to any kind of small bricks that lock together. Lego is very insistent in their magazines that people call them "Lego Brand Building Toys" but their generic competitors from dollar stores and brands like Mega Blocks get lumped in anyways.
** I am a hugeanyways. Some would argue, however, that Lego fan, and I have never heard the Lego Company use the phrase "Lego Brand Building Toys." On their website, as in other places, they ask that people say "Lego bricks" or "Lego elements" rather than "Legos." They may have said "Lego Brand Building Toys" does attempt to make subtle distinctions in the past, but that certainly isn't their present stance.use of it's brand name to distinguish it's competitors' products.
** I am a huge
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* Rotring in grade schools seems to be synonymous with 'mechanical pencil'. Any other kind of rotring product will [[SeriousBusiness trigger aggressive arguments]] and the person owning it is likely to be on the receiving end.
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**I am a huge Lego fan, and I have never heard the Lego Company use the phrase "Lego Brand Building Toys." On their website, as in other places, they ask that people say "Lego bricks" or "Lego elements" rather than "Legos." They may have said "Lego Brand Building Toys" in the past, but that certainly isn't their present stance.
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** Usually only the useful shooty kind rather than the contact type, although the Taser range includes both...does this count as an inversion?
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*** Frankensteins are to the Scientist and sandwiches are to the Earl.
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** Note that this is becoming less common in restaurants. Among regular folks it still often applies.
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** In a similar vein, [[HandymansSecretWeapon duck tape]] is a possible case; it's unclear if the stuff's name originated as "duct tape" or "duck tape", though it definitely shouldn't be used in the capacity the former suggests.
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* Muzak (the trademarked name of a music distribution system, most often playes over the offensively inoffensive wishes-it-was-jazz music played over these systems)
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