In message , Percival P. Cassidy
writes
On 12/18/06 09:14 am Doug Miller wrote:

Brits have a tendency to use a 'specific' brand name-item for the generic;
thus we 'hoover' the carpet - even using a Dyson.
Happens here, too. The most prominent examples I can think of a
- Facial tissues (for blowing one's nose, or wiping one's
eyeglasses). Everyone here calls them Kleenex. Nobody ever asks for a
"facial tissue".
- Photocopiers. Most commonly referred to as Xerox machines, even if
made by Canon, Rico, etc.
- Carbonated cola beverage. Usually called a Coke. Even if it's a Pepsi.

The last of these is regional: in some parts of the USA they are all
"coke," in others all "soda," and in yet others all "pop."

Better is in Germany where any fizzy drink is "Limonade"

even "Orange Limonade"


or in Indonesian where a piece of meat is often referred to as "Bistek"
(I'm sure you can work that out if you try)


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geoff