Talk:nutella

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A brand name. Needs the appropriate attestation. DCDuring TALK 01:46, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

And it should be Nutella with a capital N. The definition implies that there is a generic spread named after the original. Oops, just realised we're talking about a French language entry. Striking my own comments.--Dmol 01:57, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Never heard of it as a common noun. Could we just accept three lowercase cites? Mglovesfun (talk) 17:06, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

3 lowercase French cites for the French entry as it is. DCDuring TALK 17:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

I think I can actually cite this; problem is my gut feeling is that all the hits are just errors for Nutella the brand name. I'm not sure if forgetting a capital letters counts as an attestation for a common noun. No more than I'd accept michael as a given name with 3 lowercase citations either. Mglovesfun (talk) 23:13, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Could Nutella meet WT:BRAND in any language? DCDuring TALK 23:33, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't know how to tell if a word has been genericized, but I gave it my best shot. (Well, I didn't exhaust Google Books. I stopped right about halfway.) DAVilla 13:45, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

I think the issue (well, an issue) is whether the citations refer to Nutella or to any of several chocolate spreads. Similar to hoover meaning vacuum cleaner. Perhaps keep per the 'reasonable doubt' 'rule'. Mglovesfun (talk) 16:24, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm striking this as RFV-passed. Revert if you feel this is incorrect. - -sche (discuss) 19:11, 23 June 2011 (UTC)