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by martsa1 341 days ago
I've been curious of that phenomenon, why not juat ask "pass me a tissue?"
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haiku2077 341 days ago
Cuz all the adults around me called it a Kleenex when I was growing up and I've internalized the word for that kind of tissue is Kleenex
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righthand 341 days ago
Good old American brand loyalty.
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