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Then why are they called air fresheners and not scent-generators or something like that?
by brnt 5y ago
Then why are they called air fresheners and not scent-generators or something like that?
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Then why are they called air fresheners Because “fresh" has long been considered a descriptor of particular noticeable scents, not the absence of scent (also true, though not as relevant here, of particular tastes.)
- Kirth 5y agoI imagine the "healthy" connotation that the term fresh carries is good for marketing. "generator" sounds industrial, polluting.. makes one wonder if it causes adverse health effects.
- brnt 5y agoYou're right, and that's why I consider their name misleading: these things are thoroughly unhealthy, and may mask another source of unhealth (bad scent maybe due to hidden mold for instance).