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Date:         Sat, 9 Aug 2014 13:22:12 -0400
Reply-To:     george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: frig
In-Reply-To:  <20140809095655.AMS6D.79656.imail@eastrmwml206>
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Nana referred to her fridge as "the Frigidaire" even though it was a Coldspot, which was by a company that also marketed the brands Homart, JC Higgins and Silvertone)

Geo/ATL

On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote: > > Fridge is a contraction of fridgidaire not refrigerator > > Mike > > True. Fridgedaire was one of the early brands of refrigerator marketed to > consumers. Like Hoover and Coke, the brand name became a synonym for the > class of product. mcneely > > -- > David McNeely >


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