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Old Sat Feb 07, 2009, 04:03pm
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'Photoshop' is now like 'Kleenex' and 'Xerox', brand names functioning as genera.
Jello, Pyrex, Teflon, Scotch Tape, Freon, ...

Before I retired from teaching, I always had a box of facial tissues on my desk. Students would always ask, "Mr. BillyMac, may I borrow a Kleenex?". I would always have to reply, "No, but you can take one a keep it. I don't want it back".
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