Band-Aid

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What is the plural form of the word "band-aid"? Thanks a lot.

Ghost Writer · Accepted Answer

Band-Aids. The term is still a trademark one:

Main Entry: ²Band-Aid
Function: trademark
-- used for a small adhesive strip with a gauze pad for covering minor wounds

I would use the term bandage or other.

Nona the brit · Answer

Don't worry about using it. A bandage is completely different to a band-aid (or plaster as we call them in British English). This is one of the cases where a famous brand name becomes the most commonly used name for an object - even if it not actually made by them. Other examples are hoovers and sellotape.

Philip · Answer

Nona The BritDon't worry about using it. A bandage is completely different to a band-aid (or plaster as we call them in British English). This is one of the cases where a famous brand name becomes the most commonly used name for an object - even if it not actually made by them. Other examples are hoovers and sellotape.

In the States: kleenex (tissue), frigidaire (refrigerator), clorox (bleach), jello (gelatin dessert), scotch tape (transparent tape), white-out (liquid correctional fluid).

Hi, Nona: did you mean cellotape? I've never heard of the brand/term, but that's how I'd spell it in a dictation excercise. (I have no idea where the 'Scotch' came from in the States' equivalent.)

Nona the brit · Answer

Sellotape is definitely spelled with an s in Britain.

Our version of white-out is Tippex (another brand name).

Philip · Answer

Nona The BritSellotape

I just wondered if it might be related to cellophane.

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