@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 2 years agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.camessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up183cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up183external-linkCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.ca@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•2 years agoAmericans don’t usually use Hoover to refer to a vacuum as a noun like the Brits do, though. It’s sometimes used as a verb though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoSaran wrap was one from my childhood, mum still uses a lot of these, I mostly say cling film these days
Americans don’t usually use Hoover to refer to a vacuum as a noun like the Brits do, though. It’s sometimes used as a verb though.
Saran wrap was one from my childhood, mum still uses a lot of these, I mostly say cling film these days