~*~Neisha~*~
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Post by ~*~Neisha~*~ on Nov 29, 2005 17:40:27 GMT 11
WOOHOO do u get to go to Disneyland???  FUN FUN FUN! How did u find out about it? I wanna do itttt  |
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Post by Cat-Eyes on Nov 29, 2005 17:43:00 GMT 11
Disneyworld is so much better! I've been there!
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Post by Dark One on Nov 29, 2005 21:27:01 GMT 11
Do you guys have an Australian Disneyland?
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Post by Squirt on Nov 29, 2005 23:01:22 GMT 11
Apparently they're thinking of building one in Qld but we don't have one yet
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susan007
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Post by susan007 on Nov 30, 2005 0:50:15 GMT 11
Anyway, to get back on topic!
Kleenex = tissues
Is it same everywhere else?
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Post by Squirt on Nov 30, 2005 1:50:04 GMT 11
Panadol (that hasn't been said has it?) = paracetamol
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Post by Dark One on Nov 30, 2005 3:01:21 GMT 11
its similar here, though Kleenex isn't quite a household name here yet
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Post by Ness on Dec 1, 2005 23:12:19 GMT 11
im surprised no one has mentioned the chips=crisps one or the truck=lory one...
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Post by Dark One on Dec 2, 2005 23:36:34 GMT 11
but crisps/chips and truck/lorry aren't brand names
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Roland
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Post by Roland on Dec 3, 2005 9:53:48 GMT 11
panadol is even worse, the actual name of the drug is acetominophen. Paracetaamol is also a brand name!
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Post by Squirt on Dec 3, 2005 11:52:10 GMT 11
really? I have a packet of panamax in front of me and it soesn't have that word written on it anywhere.
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Roland
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Post by Roland on Dec 3, 2005 13:18:50 GMT 11
nope. It's in that much common usage now that you rarely see it. But that is the name of the drug.
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~*~Neisha~*~
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Post by ~*~Neisha~*~ on Dec 3, 2005 14:22:03 GMT 11
wowza! well instead of "notebook" or "word processor" we just say "WORD" as in Microsoft Word. For example  "Open up Word I need to write a letter" |
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Post by Dark One on Dec 5, 2005 22:26:06 GMT 11
we use 'Word' as well
I didn't realise that Paracetamol was a brand name
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~*~Neisha~*~
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Post by ~*~Neisha~*~ on Dec 6, 2005 12:27:08 GMT 11
Then how come woolies and stuff have home brand products with Paracetemol on them? Like, the brand is home brand but the product is called Paracetamol :S
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Post by Cat-Eyes on Dec 6, 2005 13:55:33 GMT 11
Paracetemol is basically another word for the actual drug, and it's become used as the name of the drug because people recognise paracetemol and don't recognise acetominophen. If you found a packet with 500mg Paracetemol or 500mg acetominophen, you'd go for the paracetemol because you know what that is.
(man, that many 'paracetemol's in one paragraph makes it look like it's spelt really bad...)
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~*~Neisha~*~
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Post by ~*~Neisha~*~ on Dec 7, 2005 19:40:35 GMT 11
i see now! its all so clear to me! OF COURSE! thankyou Cat-Eyes for showing me the light hehehe |
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FUN FUN FUN! How did u find out about it? I wanna do itttt 
