Question #4
What do these have in common: Xerox, Kleenex, Bandaid, Styrofoam, Muzak.All brand names that have become the common word for the thing they represent? There’s a word for that phenomenon, but it’s not been trademarked so I can’t remember it.
SYNECDOCHE.
I win.
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karion reblogged this from talix18 and added:
Case studies of trademarks that were too successful? Google has taken an interesting tactic on this, lest Google become...
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talix18 reblogged this from nechamaelle and added:
Genericized trademark? Proprietary eponym? Wiki-P had those too.
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nechamaelle reblogged this from and added:
According to Wikipedia - a SYNECHDOCHE is both : (and who wouldn’t trust good ol’ wiki?) a term denoting a part of...
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kari-thoughts reblogged this from taf and added:
Definitely genericide. For the win. Apparently my Business Law class is good for something!
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themattsmith reblogged this from doctornecessiter and added:
I believe the answer is “eponym”
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doctornecessiter reblogged this from and added:
I’d google it on Yahoo, but I’m not a cheater.
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doctornecessiter reblogged this from kiamatthews and added:
It’s Cheez-Whiz, actually.
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kiamatthews reblogged this from doctornecessiter and added:
SYNECDOCHE. I win.
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doctornecessiter reblogged this from and added:
All brand names that...become the common word for the thing they represent? There’s a word...
