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by xeromal 1867 days ago
Shit happens. Every tissue in the US is called kleenex even though that is a brand.

Lots of people call all kinds of skewers Doner Kebab even though that's incorrect.

It's speech and sometimes it doesn't fit our nice rules.

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> Every tissue in the US is called kleenex even though that is a brand.

The only people who call them that are at least 50. Everyone I know except my grandmother calls them tissues. Things change. Shit happens.