A model or brand of a manufactured product, especially an automobile.

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marqueA model or brand of a manufactured product, especially an automobile.What would be a product called which is non-manufactured? A telephone company has three different brands of callings card: X, Y, and Z. Of course, these brands of calling cards are not manufactured products, so what would you call them? You won't call them natural brands!

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

If they're marketed under different names then "brands" is fine. Otherwise, I suppose I'd just call them "styles", "types", "varieties" or (informal) "flavours". Actually, in conversation I'd probably be just as likely to say "kinds" or "sorts": "They have three different kinds/sorts of card".

Jackson6612 · Answer

Mr WordyIf they're marketed under different names then "brands" is fine. Otherwise, I suppose I'd just call them "styles", "types", "varieties" or (informal) "flavours". Actually, in conversation I'd probably be just as likely to say "kinds" or "sorts": "They have three different kinds/sorts of card".

Hi Mr W,

When I use quotation marks for some text, it changes into italics. You have used quotation marks but you text still stands upright. How do you do this?

The more common structure, at least to me, is 'just as likely... as'. You haven't used any second 'as' above, what is the reason for this? Is there something which is already understand? In 'I know mother love you more (than me)' the part 'than me' won't be spoken, it's already understood.

Thank you for always helping me.

Mr Wordy · Answer

Jackson6612When I use quotation marks for some text, it changes into italics. You have used quotation marks but you text still stands upright. How do you do this?

I'm afraid I don't know. I don't do anything special, I just type the quote character as normal. The single-quoted words in your post above don't appear italicised to me. Perhaps you were talking about double quotes?

Jackson6612The more common structure, at least to me, is 'just as likely... as'. You haven't used any second 'as' above, what is the reason for this? Is there something which is already understand?

Yes, that's right.

"I'm just as likely to say 'kinds' as (I am to say) 'types' "

"I might say 'types', but I'm just as likely to say 'kinds' "

Jackson6612 · Answer

Mr WordyI'm afraid I don't know. I don't do anything special, I just type the quote character as normal. The single-quoted words in your post above don't appear italicised to me. Perhaps you were talking about double quotes?

"Yes."

Is the above 'Yes' italicised?

Mr WordyOtherwise, I suppose I'd just call them "styles", "types", "varieties" or (informal) "flavours". Actually, in conversation I'd probably be just as likely to say "kinds" or "sorts": "They have three different kinds/sorts of card".

Were you trying to say:
Actually, in conversation you'd probably be just as likely to say "kinds" or "sorts" as you might call them "styles", "types", "varieties" or (informal) "flavours"?

Thank you for your time.

Mr Wordy · Answer

Jackson6612Is the above 'Yes' italicised?

No, not for me.

Jackson6612
Were you trying to say:

Actually, in conversation you'd probably be just as likely to say "kinds" or "sorts" as you might call them "styles", "types", "varieties" or (informal) "flavours"?

Yes, that's pretty much it. Your sentence seems slightly wonky though; I'd just delete the words "you might".

A model or brand of a manufactured product, especially an automobile.

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