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I like the way people still say Tupperware even though its probably not Tupperware they're using

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soupyspoon · 10/08/2025 14:37

And I do it too.

(and Im old enough to remember actual Tupperware)

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Allseeingallknowing · 10/08/2025 15:03

soupyspoon · 10/08/2025 14:40

Oh yes me too

To hoover
Did hoover
I hoovered
I am hoovering

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I hoover
You hoover
He/She hoovers
We Hoover
You ( plural) hoover
They hoover
wont bother with the subjunctive!

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 10/08/2025 14:51

And ‘pritt stick’ for the Tesco glue stick

rainbowunicorn22 · 10/08/2025 14:49

I agree that if you say the brand name of something, people know what you are doing or using.
If you said 'plastic food containers,' that is one heck of a mouthful, so it's easier to say Tupperware.
A lot of people say hoovering but rarely have I heard vacuuming

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 10/08/2025 14:47

My parents still have, and use, real Tupperware that is older than me and still in tiptop condition! It was the real deal.

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soupyspoon · 10/08/2025 14:40

Snorlaxo · 10/08/2025 14:37

I use the verb hoover when I own a Dyson.

Oh yes me too

To hoover
Did hoover
I hoovered
I am hoovering

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Snorlaxo · 10/08/2025 14:37

I use the verb hoover when I own a Dyson.

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