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- From: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: Things go better with
- Message-ID: <969.18.uupcb@pcs.sj.ca.us>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 06:31:00 GMT
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- Organization: PCS-BBS - San Jose, CA - 408-270-4085
- Reply-To: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett)
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- TO: dant@techbook.com (Dan Tilque)
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- DT>3. My understanding is that nylon was never a trademark, but was coined
- >to be a generic.
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- My understanding, too. du Pont's polyamide was a made-up term, but not
- a copyright.
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- DT>This list could easily be made ten times as long. My favorite is
- >Velcro.
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- ...particularly when you realize that Velcro is a direct rip-off of the
- hooks occurring on cockle-burrs and numerous other seeds.
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