8.10b - first impression and questions

[Billie Erin Walsh]

Art Alexion wrote:
> On Thursday 09 October 2008 8:02:44 pm Derek Broughton wrote:
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>> David McGlone wrote:
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>>>> Yep... *I've* never seen one...
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>>> It's called a Crescent wrench.
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>> Not in my neck of the woods.  A crescent wrench is a _fixed_ size open
>> wrench.
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> I thought crescent was a brand name, like Kleenex, Coke and Spam.
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It is.

As someone else stated often in different parts of the world generic 
things take on the name. In the south of the USofA all soft drinks are 
coke's. [ "Want a coke? Answer, "Yes" "What kind?" is a reasonable 
conversation. ] One area of Louisiana all vacuum cleaners are referred 
to as "Hoovers". "Crescent Wrench" is used for any of the type of 
adjustable wrench originated by Crescent Tool Company. "Kleenex" can 
mean any of a type of tissue originated by Kimberly Clarke.