TheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caTheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
minus-squareXilly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoI assume velcro is another one?
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoYep, that’s why there’s so many things called hook and loop, to avoid the trademark.
I assume velcro is another one?
Yep, that’s why there’s so many things called hook and loop, to avoid the trademark.