i'm just wondering, things like kleenex instead of tissue...
2006-08-23 09:44:02 · 11 answers · asked by John 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Don't fall on mediocrities. Say it with the right word. Somebody will notice by that that maybe you are classy.
2006-08-29 04:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by Wintermute 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the brands were expertly marketed to the point where if you think of tissue for example, you think of Kleenex, so you refer to tissue as Kleenex.
2006-08-23 09:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by ambrosia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any soda pop, except Pepsi, is coke..
tissues are Kleenex, regardless..
A refrigerator is an icebox, regardless..
A small, portable cd-player is a walkman
It's how brainwashed we've become..
2006-08-23 09:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got Jello all over my face can I use a Kleenex to clean it off?
2006-08-23 09:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by blu_dragon_1004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just becomes a part of our society and slang. It incredibly talented marketing. It a name that people trust so much that its name becomes the common lore. Most recent example, "Google". How many times have you heard someone say..."Google it".
It is the best product, with a flawless reputation.
2006-08-24 03:42:33 · answer #5 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It drives me crazy when people ask me at restaurants "what would you like to drink?" and i say coke. Instead of letting me know they have PEPSI products, they just bring me a pepsi, and assume i meant pepsi. I guess most people use "Coke" universally for all sodas or something
2006-08-23 09:54:23 · answer #6 · answered by Cadysmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yah i know it is weird i say tissue!
2006-08-23 09:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by guava 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows why people do crazy things?????
2006-08-24 04:04:23 · answer #8 · answered by kayla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it with the shoes too.... I be like.. "I will wear my timberlands" or "my Jordans".... and with the Iced tea... "I usually ask for Lipton"..... idk.. I guess it is easier that way.
2006-08-24 03:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people think it sounds better
2006-08-27 09:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋