Posted by Ed Kiser on February 07, 2008 at 17:14:49 from 205.188.116.198 user Kisered.
In Reply to: Re: Methylated Spirits in BS posted by John Lambert on February 07, 2008 at 07:19:15:
XEROX - "Go Xerox this letter." Where "Xerox" simply means, "make a photo-copy" regardless of the brand name on the copier machine.
The twist on the above name is that sometimes, it is pronounced "Ex-rocks" and other times as "Zee-rocks."
It is no longer done, but back in the early days of photography, the word "Kodak" was the same as "camera" regardless of the make.
At least, that is the way it was in the USA.
Ed Kiser, Kentucky