Showing posts with label genericide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genericide. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2012

Roadside Linguistics - Sign Semantics

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A couple of months ago I noticed a new sign on the side of the road in a small town which I frequently visit. Having no idea what the sign m...
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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Muzak Falls to Recession after Undergoing Genericide

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The March issue of Fortune magazine pointed out that another victim of the current recession is Muzak, which filed for Chapter 11 in Februar...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Obama Accused of Promoting the Genericide of one Compound Word (Blackberry) while Inspiring a new Compound Word (Blackberry President)

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Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 5:41 PM on Newsweek.com Thanks to Obama, BlackBerry Becomes the Next Kleenex The above headline is com...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Reader's Favorites - Zipper Falls Prey to Genericide

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A zipper by any other name...is still a zipper. When the word zipper was first trademarked it was considered a proper noun that was capitali...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

The Genericization of "Person" Names (Names as Generic, Descriptive Nouns)

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A previous post mentioned the term genericide , which is defined as the process by which a brand name becomes a generic name for the produ...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Along with Zippers, Kleenex and Speedo Fall Prey to Genericide

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The June 30th Newsweek had an article about Speedo's LZR suit. If you have not heard about it yet, it is the suit that is helping swimme...
Thursday, May 1, 2008

Zipper Falls Prey to Genericide

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A zipper by any other name...is still a zipper. When the word zipper was first trademarked it was considered a proper noun that was capita...
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