Re: Brand names

[Patti Kurtz]

Okay, so maybe like "Kleenex" for "tissue."

At 01:13 PM 4/25/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > such as "Jeep" for an SUV
> >
>"jeep" is a special case, because it was a generic word, and a well-known one
>at that, before it became a brand name.
>
>- Allan Metcalf

Patti J. Kurtz
Assistant Professor, English
Advisor, Kilikilik






I think the environment should be put in the category of our national
security.  Defense of our resources is just as important as defense
abroad.  Otherwise what is there to defend?

                Robert Redford, Yosemite National Park dedication, 1985