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-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.
Yep, that’s why there’s so many things called hook and loop, to avoid the trademark.