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szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,543 Joined: Dec 29, 06 ♂	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 Posts: 4,189 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Dec 16, 09, 17:55 #2
Maybe 'gorący kubek' and 'inka'?

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,365 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	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 Posts: 894 Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀	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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