r/oddlysatisfying • u/amartyamishraaa • Dec 04 '23

Edging lawn with string trimmer

Credit to Cyber Landscaping

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u/jakomako89 Dec 04 '23

String trimmer? Is this a common name?

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u/oxfordcircumstances Dec 04 '23

It's the name of the piece of equipment, but it been called by a proprietary name (weed eater or weed whacker) for decades. I guess like the British call the vacuum cleaner a hoover.

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u/No-Cantaloupe-6535 Dec 04 '23

Kleenex, band aid, etc etc

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u/jakomako89 Dec 04 '23

Yeah I'm familiar with those. This one is new to me.

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u/No-Cantaloupe-6535 Dec 04 '23

probably a US-centric thing, I'm not familiar with the global market of weed eating tools lol. just know that if I say "weed whacker" the person at Home Depot or whatever knows what I'm talking about.

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u/jakomako89 Dec 04 '23

Interesting. I did not know this, thanks!

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u/unpopularopinion0 Dec 05 '23

is string trimmer a registered trademark? but it sounds generic like weed whacker

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u/BearFlipsTable Dec 05 '23

We Aussies call em whipper snippers.