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szkotja2007Threads: 38
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Edited by: szkotja2007  Dec 16, 09, 17:53    #1
Are there any brand names in Poland that are in everyday use to describe the object ?

In Scotland for example
Sellotape is a brand of adhesive tape but everyone just calls it sellotape.
Hoover is the brand name of a vacuum cleaneer, but everyone just uses the name "Hoover".

Any examples from Poland ?
jonniThreads: 26
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 Dec 16, 09, 17:55    #2
Maybe 'gorący kubek' and 'inka'?
MagdalenaThreads: 5
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 Dec 16, 09, 18:12    #3
pampersy - any disposable nappies
adidasy - any sports footwear
ksero - photocopy (from Xerox)
rower - bicycle, from the brand name Rover (AFAIK)

I'm sure there are more, but my mind is a blank ;-)
strzygaThreads: 4
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 Jan 15, 10, 20:35    #4
elektroluks for vacuum cleaner - I think Electrolux was the first available brand here
neska for instant coffee (Nescafe) - not so much now, but it used to be in the past, when there weren't that many brands available


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