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Originally posted by borntodiethisway
I actually read a really cool article on this. Band-Aid the brand has become so iconic that it's name has became "generic", so must people don't know that actually name is "Bandage" rather than by calling it by it's brand name "Band-Aid". Kleenex is having the same problem, you don't ask for a tissue? You usually ask for a Kleenex the brand because it has become the standard.
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So true. One time a asked someone for a tissue, and they said "you mean a kleenex?"
