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Itasan
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by Itasan » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:26 am
Saran Wrap
It seems it's a trade name. Is there any other common name for that?
Thank you.
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Lorikeet
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by Lorikeet » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:28 pm
Also, "plastic wrap".
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tigertiger
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by tigertiger » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:27 am
UK
cling film
Also a trade mark I believe.
Shrink wrap, when it is industrial sized and used for industrial packing.
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sbourque
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by sbourque » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:12 pm
my ex used to call the generic version, the one that always clung to itself rather than whatever you were trying to cover, "plastic crap".
