Meaning of tissues

[Amon]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #422 "Retail Sales Phrases", question 4

Customer: "Good morning. I need some tissues." Sales clerk: "Of course, how ......... packets would you like?"

(a) many
(b) lots of
(c) much
(d) plenty of

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #422 "Retail Sales Phrases", answer 4

Customer: "Good morning. I need some tissues." Sales clerk: "Of course, how many packets would you like?"

Correct answer: (a) many

Your answer was: correct
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what means tissues?

Amon

[Skrej]

Tissues are thin pieces of soft sanitary cleansing papers, especially for your nose.

In the U.S., we typically use the genericized trade name of 'Kleenex', for all tissues, even if they're not actually Kleenex brand.
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[Alan]

Hi Skrej,

I am knocked sideways by this word 'genericized'. How on earth do you pronounce it? Care to give it a go on the recording device?

Alan
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[Skrej]

Hi Alan,

I'd have to dig through a pile of wires to find a microphone, but maybe I can give you a rough phonetic transcription.

[jen ʹner i sīzd]

I've seen them called 'proprietary eponyms', also, which seems more pompous, and even a bigger mouthful to say.

I'll see if I can dig out a microphone later after work...
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