Re: OT: Worcestershire sauce
| From: | Tristan McLeay <zsau@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 8, 2003, 1:34 |
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
> --- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:
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> > Oreo brand sandwich cookies,
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> > Hostess Twinkie,
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> > Cheez Whiz(R).
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> I've never seen so much brand consciousness in an
> email here!
Apropos of that, I'm aware that American English takes brand names and
makes them simple words (like Aussies do), but do you ever make phrases
from phrases in ads? (Like Aussies do, e.g. to be a happy little vegimite,
which just means being happy, or saying to someone 'hope you've had your
WeetBix', meaning 'good luck' before they do something physically
strenuous.)
--
Tristan <kesuari@...>
Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
-- Snoopy
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