Xerox has become a generic term, like the verb to hoover. Or a jeep.sundaymorningstaple wrote:So that must mean when you tell your secretary to go xerox documents, they ain't legal unless it done on a Xerox copier, huh.aster wrote:No wonder people prefer bottled beer here...
Still, it can't possibly be legal to offer a pint and then serve a 400ml glass...
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/xerox?view=uk
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Xerox
My whole point. Outside of the UK and "some" commonwealth countries, a pint is a generic term when talking about an open mug of beer. Now, I would agree with you if you were going to go to the store and buy a sealed bottle that has a label on it and it's supposed to hold a pint. But the last I looked I didn't see any labels on any of the mugs I lifted here for years.aster wrote:Xerox has become a generic term, like the verb to hoover. Or a jeep.sundaymorningstaple wrote:So that must mean when you tell your secretary to go xerox documents, they ain't legal unless it done on a Xerox copier, huh.aster wrote:No wonder people prefer bottled beer here...
Still, it can't possibly be legal to offer a pint and then serve a 400ml glass...
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/xerox?view=uk
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Xerox
But to call something a pint and serve a 40cl glass seems a bit weird, since there are two definitions for a pint and both have more volume than a 0.4L. I'm gonna try an Irish bar this Saturday for the F1 qualifications and see what I get.
aster wrote:SMS, gotcha now, wasn't aware that a pint had crept into common lingo as just a glass of beer.
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