It is "duct tape"

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and there is no such thing as "duck tape"!

Or maybe there is, but it would surely be for very specific uses only.

That is all.

You are right.

Duck Tape

there is a brand of duct tape called Duck Tape. HTH :)

I agree, it is DUCT TAPE.

I believe there is a brand called 'duck tape' though.

I'm sure I saw some duct tape for sale branded Duck Tape. that'll confuse someone.

Agreed. It is duct tape. When I saw a notice in Great Mills or was it Focus Do It All, there was a display tub with 'duck tape', I went and told the Manager. Stupid Boy.

Yes it is Duct Tape.

I had to ring my Dad the other day and ask him if it was Allen Key or Alum Key as I saw a poster about an Alum key and had a terrible feeling I may have been getting it wrong all this time

Haha

What they said.

There is a brand called Duck that make duct tape, just to add to the confusion!

Well that put me in my box :)

Did not know about the brand. Apologies to all MNers whose posts have caused me to huff and puff in my superior way.

Cross posts! Sorry!

Both.

Manufacturers have caught on and take advantage of consumer confusion and market "Duck Tape" which is subtly different from "Duck Tape" (originally the product used by engineers to seal the joints in ducts).

But at least I'm not alone!

Maybe it's just that the brand has become the name, like sellotape, hoover etc. But I was never sure which it was called, so YANBU, kind of.

Arrrgggghhh. Duct duct duct, oh ductit!

X post and typo in the same short post. :(

Kick me!

Actually no, I would swear that the brand humourously dubbed itself "duck tape" because that's what people called it. Cutesy corporate advertising.

I did wonder what the subtle difference was Pendeen...

Gaffer tape is better, anyway!

YABU

It's a brand name.

Like Sellotape.

And Hoover.

Do you say pass me the uni-directional bonding tape?

Do you say I am going to clean my floors with a vacuuming appliance?

If not, you ain't gorra leg to stand on.

yes it is, however this post is not an AIBU, so no gold stars for you.

There is unquestionably something called Duck Tape, and there's a strong likelyhood that the Duct Tape name came after Duck Tape. So YABU and completely wrong.

I like uni-directional bonding tape. That may just solve all my tape-related issues.

At the risk of sounding thick..... is it wall plugs or rawl plugs?

No way FredFredGeorge ! The duct was bedfore the duck - otherwise there is no logic in the world and engineers seal joints with ducks.