The phrase "generic words" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to words that are not specific or unique, but are commonly used or understood in general terms. Example: "The author's use of generic words such as 'love' and 'happiness' made the story relatable to a wide audience."
The language is bare, almost generic; words and images repeat from song to song.
That could smooth the way for Web addresses that end in city names, brands and generic words.
This land grab nearly exhausted the pool of.com names; one study determined that a fair number of the generic words in the dictionary had been registered as Web addresses.
Laurel Sutton, co-founder of the branding company Catchword, said she believed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office is "about five Internet years behind the times" in its willingness to allow companies like Apple to stake claims to generic words and phrases.
I DON'T have time, unfortunately, to blog this in all its particulars, but a fascinating dispute with linguists hired by both sides is unfolding between Apple, which claims the right to the trade name App Store, and Microsoft, which says "app store" is generic, combining two generic words, "app" and "store".
But are generic words really worth the high prices fledgling Web companies are willing to pay for them?
Thus the doctrine is generally interpreted by courts as not applying if the generic word is not a word from a foreign language, but one from an English-speaking foreign country.
Russian has no generic word for "blue".
The generic word "Indian" by itself provided no key.
Varieties include the duff (also a generic word for such drums), bandīr, ṭār, and dāʾirah.
So he got a job booking "talent" – the generic word Lee repeatedly uses – for the agency MECCA.
