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Thu May 29, 2003, 07:57am
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Since roundball is a little light, I am going to seek your assistance in finding a word I've been trying to remember for years. No one that I associate with can help me so I'm going to expand my horizon to you all.
Back in the day, my 12th grade english teacher told us this word and, for no reason whatsoever, I've been trying to remember it. The word is roughly defined as brand names that become so popular that they become synonymous with the product itself. For example,Kleenex (instead of tissue), Kool-Aid (instead of flavored drink), Coke (instead of soft drink). I know I've done a poor job defining it but give it your best shot anyway. Juulie, I'll be disappointed if you don't know the answer. Thanks. 
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Thu May 29, 2003, 09:15am
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 Does such a word actually exist? Anyway, other examples are: Band-Aid Walkman Velcro Xerox machine Q-tip Scotch tape Teflon Styrofoam
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Thu May 29, 2003, 10:16am
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 ).anyway, it seems an eponym is a *person* who lends his/her name to a common object or place. But it certainly seems close enough. http://members.tripod.com/~foxdreamer/page2.html
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Thu May 29, 2003, 10:17am
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An example of an eponym is "Davism".
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Thu May 29, 2003, 11:00am
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That's a great try, Juulie, but I don't think that's it since it only seems to work for people. I will try to remember "eponym" though. I'll try to slip it into conversation one day.
Stew, good idea about checking with the library. I did and they couldn't help. Perhaps this word is in my imagination. How about asking your wife. Thanks for the efforts so far, guys and gals. BTW, This is my 100th post. YIPPEE!! Please keep your gifts and cards to a minimum. I am registered at Purchase Officials Supplies, though, in case you can't help yourself.
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Thu May 29, 2003, 11:42am
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I have another word in the back of my mind, too, but it's not coming up. If it does, I'll let you know. Hey, look, my website reference worked!!! If you want to call someone, try a patent lawyer, or a copyright lawyer, or a lawyer that specializes in trademarks.
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Thu May 29, 2003, 11:52am
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Thu May 29, 2003, 01:27pm
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I asked a friend who is a honcho at the US Patent and Trademark Office about this. While he is on the patent side he said that it is a term that is used around there.
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Thu May 29, 2003, 02:09pm
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The word you are looking for is "genericide." Check the following link http://www.inta.org/basics/tmfaqsD.shtml under number 4.
-------------------------- Not "genericize"? It seems to me that "genericide" would be to kill off all the generic equivalents, not become a generic term. Anyway, "generic" is probably what the teacher taught those few years ago!
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Fri May 30, 2003, 01:57am
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Here are some lines from a thesaurus, do any of these sound familiar?
agname, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, autonym, brand, cognomen, compellation, denomination, designation, epithet, eponym, flag, handle, head, heading, John Doe, John Hancock, John Henry, label, matronymic, moniker, monogram, nickname, nomen, patronymic, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, pseudonym, rubric, sign, signature, sobriquet, stage name, style, surname, tag, term, trade name
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