ryujin470 to No Stupid Questions • 8 hours agoWhy the names of (real world, not made-up) video games and other media are usually changed when used in fiction?message-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11file-text
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Why the names of (real world, not made-up) video games and other media are usually changed when used in fiction?
minus-squareburgersc12linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-28 hours agoWcDonalds is probably one of the most well known examples of changing a real name to one that is fictional, since McDonalds made it part of their bag for a few months.
minus-square@FelixCresslink5•edit-27 hours agoThey were not wrong: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wc abbreviation for water closet: a toilet, or a room containing a toile
WcDonalds is probably one of the most well known examples of changing a real name to one that is fictional, since McDonalds made it part of their bag for a few months.
They were not wrong:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wc