Aces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayAces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoZoom was actually a word before 2011
minus-squareՈրբունի@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNot with that meaning but yes, poor terminology on the visual since it implies it was not.
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoTrademarks are context sensitive, and zoom was not used as a term for video calls before that. It is interesting that that’s the only one on the list that isn’t also a made up word
minus-squareIndiBrony@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoÜber is also not made up 👀
Zoom was actually a word before 2011
Not with that meaning but yes, poor terminology on the visual since it implies it was not.
Trademarks are context sensitive, and zoom was not used as a term for video calls before that. It is interesting that that’s the only one on the list that isn’t also a made up word
Über is also not made up 👀