Originally Posted by Harry Monk Hoover is a brand name, calling a vacuum cleaner a hoover is the same as calling all cars a Ford. I need to buy a new Ford. What make are you getting? Audi. TThe difference is that "hoover" is something of an onomatopoeia. There's some fluff on my floor, I'll hoover it up - with my Henry. (and that is NOT a euphemism! )
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