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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Words required related to velcro shoes



Hi

I want to know if the term velcro shoes is fairly common among native speakers. Also, are these two straps also called velcro? What do we call the parts on which they are stuck?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Leafing through Google results, it seems that the term is widely used by shoe retailers. More explicitly you can say "shoes with Velcro fasteners". "Velcro" is the name of the fastener material.

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  • Leafing through Google results, it seems that the term is widely used by shoe retailers.
  • More explicitly you can say "shoes with Velcro fasteners".
  • "Velcro" is the name of the fastener material.
  • This is stuck on the the end of the strap, but "Velcro" is not the name of the strap itself.
  • Strictly speaking, "Velcro" should have a capital, I think.
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Leafing through Google results, it seems that the term is widely used by shoe retailers. More explicitly you can say "shoes with Velcro fasteners". "Velcro" is the name of the fastener material. This is stuck on the the end of the strap, but "Velcro" is not the name of the strap itself. Strictly speaking, "Velcro" should have a capital, I think.
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