By becoming too well-known a product can lose its distinctiveness. The Trademark Association calls this problem “genericide.” Marlin Connelly gives some examples:
*All facial tissue is called “Kleenex;”
*Any gelatin dessert is “jello,”
*Any clear, sticky tape is “scotch tape,”
*Any carbonated drink is a “coke,”
*Any adhesive bandage is a “band-aid.”
This has happened to the words “Christian” and “Christianity.” Continue reading
No, it isn’t the day you were born, married, your children were born, or even the day you lost someone of great importance to you. Not to minimize the significance of those days, but these three days are the same for everyone, and in many respects much more important.
The first day is yesterday (and you can now guess the other two). Continue reading
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