This is apparently a case of a genericized trademark
I thought aspirin was the general name for the painkilling medicine, like acetaminophen of ibuprofen
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- acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish5 months
Bayer knowingly sold blood-clotting agents infected with HIV to Asia and Latin America months after withdrawing them from Europe and the US, an American newspaper claimed yesterday.
Cutter Biological continued to dump stocks of the factor VIII blood-clotting agent for haemophiliacs on poor countries for nearly a year after introducing a safer alternative, the report in the New York Times said.
Way to bury the lede. Time to hate on the world again, excuse me.
- CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish5 months
If you dig a little deeper you‘ll learn they lost a lot of trademarks because of uuh… events.
- BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish5 months
Like how in the UK everyone says they will run the Hoover over the carpet, even though the vacuum cleaner might be another brand
5 monthsEven more than that, it’s a verb. “Have you done the hoovering yet?” or “Don’t make a mess, I just hoovered” are both perfectly normal sentences here. 😃
- Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish5 months
Atlanta Georgia:
“How ya’ll fine folks doing tonight? Can I get ya started with some’in to drink?”
“I’ll have a Coke”
“Sure, sug. What kind?”
“Sprite”
“Aw, I’m sorry. We only carry Pepsi products!”
“…how do you sleep at night?”
- acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish5 months
Considering the outsized presence of Coca-Cola there, understandable reaction.
- corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish5 months
Atlanta Georgia
Can confirm Austin, Texas, as well. I bet it’s all through the south.
- baronofclubs@lemmy.worldEnglish5 months
And in US cities, people often take their trash to the Dumpster. Originally, it was a model name of a bin called Dempsey’s Dumpster.
- J92@lemmy.worldEnglish5 months
Apparently it was related to some marketing campaign that Hoover had, way back. Where, if you bought a product you either got a discount off a return plane ticket to America or you got them outright.
As a result, there was a huge uptick in the number of people buying Hoovers in the UK, to the point that they actually became synonymous.
In German a hairdryer is called “Fön”/“Föhn”, which is an old brand name, too.
- MarieMarion@literature.cafeEnglish5 months
Originaly a hot, dry wind in the Alps. Hence the brand name.
- FiskFisk33@startrek.websiteEnglish5 months
That must be where the swedish word comes from then: “Hårfön”
I didn’t know that
- 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish5 months
Apparently acetylsalicylic acid is the chemical name, I think I’ll stick with Aspirin
- Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish5 months
just tylenol is used in place for generic acetaminophen, or paracetamol.
- Atomic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish5 months
You are mistaken, but it’s such an easy mistake to make as you’ll see. Adrenaline is the name for the naturally occuring hormone.
A brand name, and trademarked name (in the US) for the drug which consisted of extracted Adrenaline, Was “Adrenalin”.
- FiskFisk33@startrek.websiteEnglish5 months
Hah, I didn’t know it wasn’t. (not english native speaker)
Using that word misses out on the much more fun original name: Acetylsalicylic acid.
yeah, I get why “Aspirin” stuck
Even better. There’s a generic that just abbreviates the German name of the active substance for its name: AcetylSalicylSäure
