Aces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agoBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayimagemessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1668arrow-down123
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minus-squareAsimolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months agoSomething I find interesting, lino was replaced by vinyl which was worse and plasticy but cheaper and the name carried over. Most people when they think of floor lino thinka actually of vinyl rather than the actual original!
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoVinyl is horrible, but I really like LVP. I guess the solution was more vinyl.
minus-squareonion@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWait what? Peoole call pvc flooring linoleum?
Something I find interesting, lino was replaced by vinyl which was worse and plasticy but cheaper and the name carried over.
Most people when they think of floor lino thinka actually of vinyl rather than the actual original!
Vinyl is horrible, but I really like LVP. I guess the solution was more vinyl.
Wait what? Peoole call pvc flooring linoleum?