TheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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 · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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_eckslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year 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.