StickieNote or StickyNote?

[chiph]

When referring to the clones of 3M's trademarked Post-It notepads.

What's the rule for the trailing noun in a compound word like this? Hmmm. Should it be hyphenated instead?

Chip H.


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[flapeyre]

The adjective is sticky, not stickie, so I vote for Sticky Note. No hyphen.

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[CajunCenturion]

I would say "sticky notes" - lowercase and without hyphen.

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[ncotton]

I have to agree with Cajun, as it needs to be lower case, as it's self, unless refering to a branded name, does not justify capitalisation.

it's like refering to a Dog or "look at my new car" (and not "look at my new Nissan".

So..... "sticky note(s)" it is.

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[LizSara]

yellow gummed thing?

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[Stella740pl]

Yellow? The sticky notes (or gummed things, if you like) on my desk are purple and lime green.

 

[LizSara]

ok,

insertcolourofchoicehere gummed thing

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[gbaughma]

Post-it.



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[AnotherHiggins]

Regardless of the smiley face, Greg actually makes a good point. I think Post-It has a good chance of becoming a commonization (or genericized trademark) - if it hasn't already. These have been discussed at least twice in the past:

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And here is a list of List of generic and genericized trademarks from wikipedia. In fact, it includes Post-It along with such well-accepted examples as Aspirin, Kleenex, Q-tips, Thermos and Frisbee (along with many others).

I just learned that "heroin" started its lexicographical life as a trademark of Friedrich Bayer & Co in 1898.

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[LizSara]

Does that also include Hoover or is that just a UK thing?

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[ncotton]

Hoover (the guy/the company) is actually American, however only we (Brits) call it a Hoover

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[flapeyre]

My (American) mother used "hoover" as a verb, meaning to vacuum.

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[LizSara]

Yup, that's what we do in the UK, we do the hoovering (not the vacuuming)

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[harebrain]

mimeograph - origninally trademarked by Albert Dick

High school would have been a completely different experience had they simply called this the "Dick Machine.