Runny nose? Let me get a Kleenex for you. Scraped your knee? Let's apply a Band-Aid. Dry, cracked lips again? Well, I have some Vaseline.
You may not even notice how often you use trademark products in everyday lingo, but chances are, you know exactly what we're referring to in the sentence above.
Although a list of these words can be never ending, some more surprising ones were Taser, Dumpster and Jet Ski — brands that have become so generic we forget we're referring to a trademark.
We've come up with a list of 25 generic words that are actually trademarks. These are the terms that come up during office chatter, when you're cooking dinner or when you're getting ready for a night out.
Which ones do you use the most? Let us know in the comments below:
You may not even notice how often you use trademark products in everyday lingo, but chances are, you know exactly what we're referring to in the sentence above.
Although a list of these words can be never ending, some more surprising ones were Taser, Dumpster and Jet Ski — brands that have become so generic we forget we're referring to a trademark.
We've come up with a list of 25 generic words that are actually trademarks. These are the terms that come up during office chatter, when you're cooking dinner or when you're getting ready for a night out.
Which ones do you use the most? Let us know in the comments below: