[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Puddings

[Amanda Geist]

Geoff:

(2) From my dictionary:

pudding:2 Chiefly Brit. the dessert course of a meal

Amanda now:

Interesting.  This is not precisely the same, because Coke started life as a
brand name, but Texans (San Antonians?) use "coke" as a generic term for
soft drink. The term's meaning has extended to encompass the category.
Example: "Do you want a coke?" "Yes" "What kind?"

There's a word for that. Not the brand name becoming a word; but the
extension of meaning. Pudding, one type, extended its meaning to the entire
category.

~Amanda 



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