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Imagine if it was another name that became generic, like “Steve” or “Chad” instead of “Guy”. “He’s a nice Steve.” “Ted is an awesome Chad!”
by purplerabbit 4y ago
Imagine if it was another name that became generic, like “Steve” or “Chad” instead of “Guy”.
“He’s a nice Steve.”
“Ted is an awesome Chad!”
- spfzero 4y agoWell if another name had become generic long ago, it would be familiar usage and not surprising at all. You would have grown up with it, and think it normal.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoNo need to imagine. There are several other names that have already become generic. In Australia women can be referred to as Sheilas. In Ireland they can be called Colleens.
- bklaasen 4y ago"Cailín" is Irish for "girl". https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/cail%C3%ADn https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/cail%C3%ADn