describing word

[jakeyg]

What's the word that's used when a brand name is used to represent an object. Like people talk about a "hoover" instead of "vacuum cleaner" or "jif" instead of "white cream cleaner

 

[CajunCenturion]

It is called a commonnization. There have been threads in this forum as well as Making An Impression (Forum1256) about them.

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[SilentAiche]

See [blue]thread1322-998578[/blue]

Tim


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[jakeyg]

thanks, that's only been bothering me for years

 

[SilentAiche]

BTW,

In the US, Jif is a brand of peanut butter. Only the "crunchy" style is effective as a cleaner...

Tim


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