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Old August 8th 08, 10:56 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote:

I was referring to BBC as a generic term, much as "Xerox" is used as a
generic term for all copies, regardless of the actual machine used to
copy them. Sorry about that.


I don't follow this. I understand that "xerox" as a generic means a
copy, or "to copy" (as a verb). But what does "BBC" as a generic mean?
Any foreign (to the US) tv network? Any UK network?

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