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Originally Posted by Angrist
For most of them we don't have a particular brand. Could be anything. Here's what we call them.
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Xerox --- kopiëerapparaat (copying machine, I assume that's what a xerox is) -
Yeah nowadays copy machine is more common here
Band-Aid --- bandage ---
though bandage would work here, too, this is one of those words which I hardly ever say anything besides Band-Aid as specifically a bandage with sticky ends
Kleenex --- we have that brand here, but we usually use a translation of tissue ---
I think both Kleenex and tissue are both commonly used
Frisbee --- frisbee without capital F ---
same word, eh?
Aspirin --- aspirin, paracetamol... painkiller ---
isn't aspirin one of those drugs that originated somewhere in Europe?
Coke --- we call it cola. Coca cola or Pepsi cola, or other brands. ---
Yeah, 'cola', that's what 'other' refers to! Another one popped in my head yesterday -- 'soft drink'. And I'll still use both of those before I even think about using 'pop'
Tylenol --- never heard of this painkiller ---
Tylenol? Never? Its generic name is acetaminophen. One of the most common painkillers used here, it's an additive to a lot of other drugs.
Velcro --- 'klitteband', which is basically a description consisting of 2 words ---
you can tell by just the sound of it what klitteband must be
Jello --- gelatine pudding ---
Ah, this is another one like Band-Aid where I would never use any other word besides jello, or 'Jell-O' to be precise
Popsicle --- ijsje (ijs + the smaller form) ---
'ijs' must be ice then?
Ziploc --- don't think we have a good name for this
Saran Wrap --- 'folie', foil ---
foil here is specifically a wrap or thin sheet made of metal, Saran is always plastic
Q-Tip --- 'wattenstaafje', cottonwool staff + smaller form ---
I'm totally going to start calling Q-Tips 'cottonwool staffs', that's awesome!
Chapstick --- Labello is the brand here, commonly used to talk about a lip balsam. ---
Labello, sounds Italian
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Of course we have our own words. Luxaflex is commonly used, same with maggi. There have to be more but I don't have time to look them up. Google those 2.
Oh, do people there call navigation systems TomToms? I hate that here, people don't realize they don't own a TomTom but another brand...
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Luxaflex --- called blinds here
Maggi ---
Wiki article on it! Sounds delicious, actually, and I'm surprised it's not around here
I'm not as familiar with what people call their GPS navigation systems, though I believe 'TomTom' has been somewhat genericized.