Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 3:19:36 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:38:44 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> > >On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:19:59 -0600, graham > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 7/15/2016 12:15 PM, sf wrote:
> > >> > On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:10:30 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "graham" > wrote in message
> > >> >> ...
> > >> >>> On 7/15/2016 5:00 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> "graham" > wrote in message
> > >> >>>> ...
> > >> >>>>> On 7/14/2016 1:43 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > >> >>>>>> On 7/14/2016 3:13 PM, wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>> On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:05:00 -0400, jmcquown >
> > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> On 7/14/2016 6:51 AM, wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>> They were around a lot then but latterly they have found that one
> > >> >>>>>>>>> way
> > >> >>>>>>>>> and another the bell is not answered. Most likely because people
> > >> >>>>>>>>> have
> > >> >>>>>>>>> go pros and can see exactly who it is.
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Sorry, what is a go pros?
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> A camera aimed to show who is at the front door, or whatever door.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> A Go Pro is a video camera that people attach to all kinds of things
> > >> >>>>>> and it takes video of them doing all kinds of sports, etc.
> > >> >>>>>> They attach it to their skis or their bike or their helmet and
> > >> >>>>>> that's how you see a lot of footage of what people see when they
> > >> >>>>>> do stuff.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> nancy
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Or, as in many instances, to film anti-cyclist road rage or "accidents".
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> Ahh is that what they call my dashcam??
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>> Yes, if in a car. Go-Pro on a bike helmet.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Ok, thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > Go-Pro is a brand name. https://gopro.com/
> > >> > There are other action cameras on the market, TomTom is one of them.
> > >> > http://www.mtb-downhill.net/danny-ha...-camera-video/
> > >> >
> > >> I'll let sf have the last word! :-)
> > >
> > >Here's the last word: There are more action cameras than that.
> >
> > Yes but like many things that come on the market, first often grabs
> > the name. Think Hoover, Kleenex etc.
>
> Hoover isn't much used as a common noun in the U.S. Most of us
> say "vacuum cleaner", or "vacuum". For example: "Honey, would you
> get the vacuum out of the closet?" Clearly, the interrogator isn't
> asking for an absence of air to be fetched from the closet.

Very true. I have a Hoover vacuum but I never use the word. I vacuum the
carpet, not Hoover the carpet. Speaking of that, I need to change bags
and do just that today or tomorrow.

>
> Although I have started using "hoover" as a generic verb for eating
> something quickly, "They hoovered up the chocolate chip cookies,
> but not the bran muffins."

I've never heard it used that way but that's funny. heheh