See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Proprietary epithets: things referred to as brands. OZ Mornings explains.

Summary by ozfm.com
Did you know that “zamboni” is actually a brand of the machine that cleans an ice rink, and not all of those machines are technically Zambonis? Have you ever asked for a glass of Pepsi when really you just meant whatever soda was on hand? Have you ever added “Band-aids” to your shopping list when any kind of bandage will do? These are all examples of proprietary epithets, which is a word that is used to refer to a group of things when really it …
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

ozfm.com broke the news in on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join us as a member to unlock exclusive access to diverse content.