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Post #526648

Author
doubleKO
Parent topic
Different Names for Things (Was: Brand Names Used in Place of Generic Descriptions)
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Date created
24-Aug-2011, 2:28 PM

doubleKO said:

People don't tend to call other colas Coke,

RedFive's map proves this wrong actually. Coke used as a generic term for all carbonated drinks, not just cola? That's definitely a bit weird.

Things with three or more common terms:

soda/pop/soda pop/soft drink/fizzy drink/Coke

candy/sweets/lollies

ketchup/catsup/tomato sauce

yiros/yeeros/gyro/kebab

bologna/baloney/polony/devon