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Comment by maccard

11 hours ago

Apologies, “Netflix” has become like hoover, Google, or Kleenex - eponymous for the product.

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throw-12-16  7 hours ago

Thats definitely an American way of speaking.

  • badc0ffee  4 hours ago

    Americans don't call a vacuum cleaner a Hoover, do they? The British definitely do.

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