Scotch / Sellotape

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Hi teachers,Please see this: http://goo.gl/VN8uS. What do you call this type of tape? Scotch? Sellotape?

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

I, an ageing speaker of BrE, call it sellotape.

HUBLOT · Answer

Thank you, fivejedjon.

Do young BE speakers call the tape "Sellotape"?

Fivejedjon · Answer

I believe so, but I haven't had much contact with young speakers of BrE for fifteen years - at least, not in situations where we speak about sellotape.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Noun	1.	Scotch tape - definition by the Free Online Dictionary Scotch tape n ™ chiefly US a transparent or coloured adhesive tape made of cellulose or a similar substance Scotch tape - transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cellulose+tape, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sellotape http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adhesive+tape - tape coated with adhesive http://www.thefreedictionary.com/trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Verb	1.	scotch tape - fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door"

Fivejedjon · Answer

Yoong LiatVerb1.scotch tape - fasten or attach with sellotape;

I like that - defining one trade-mark-derived word with another.

Scotch / Sellotape

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