Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.

  • bisq@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    What’s the generic for linoleum? I wasn’t aware that this was a brand name

    • cyanarchy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      I had to look this up. The inventor never trademarked the name and it was used by a competitor almost immediately. He lost a lawsuit over linoleum becoming a generic term 14 years after it’s invention. There were other brand names but linoleum became a generic term almost as soon as the product was widespread.