With adjustments, MAFU can become a generic tool applicable to other engineering projects (e.g., selection of a given capacity electric power plant among several competing technologies).
"The strips malls, I think, become generic.
And the requirements of those demographics inevitably become generic conventions.
"The varietal names have become generic," Mr. Draper said.
The lower-dose capsules can help people fall asleep, putting them in the same category as the short-acting version of Ambien, which is expected to become generic either later this year or next.
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Financial magazines Fortune, Money, and Wealth a cable-news network, CNN, and even The Economist (Economist.com) seem to be banking on this trend.Clearly, generic terms can become robust brands as people associate them with valuable products and services, because what builds a brand in the mind of a customer is not a good name but rather a good experience.
Cayce Pollard, the preternaturally intuitive cool-hunter of William Gibson's novel "Pattern Recognition," packs into her carryall a generic tube that can become, as occasion demands, a skirt or steamy evening dress, an item suited to her vagabond life.
This is fun for outdoor photos, but when people upload geotagged photos of a generic apartment of a plate of food, it can become tricky.
