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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish this graphic had the old name as well.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

'Real estate agent'

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's not used as a generic trademark in the US and the chart says it was made by an attorney in the US state of Colorado, presumably for an American audience. There's a chance the creator of the chart has never even heard of a vacuum cleaner being called a "hoover" if it wasn't a Hoover-brand vacuum.

The first time I saw a Brit mention hoovering their house I misunderstood and thought they were claiming they had made their house float in the air.

[–] TheRTV@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Chapstick goes all the way back to the 1880's? Holy shit!

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

That was a good almost 100 year run, yo-yo.

[–] XPost3000@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised how long yo-yo lasted

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[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

It's probably American biased. In the US it's commonly called a 'vacuum' or 'vacuum cleaner.' 'Hoover' is not used much in US.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Only in UK.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago

This is fucking hook and loop.

[–] quaff@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I suppose a tweet isn’t a Twitter.

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[–] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Congressional cemetery

[–] paridoxical@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I find it interesting how all but a few are two syllables. I don't think that's a coincidence.

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