I called duct tape DUCK tape for the longest... - Mona Nomura

Well they do sound similar. =) - ronin

Doesn't help there is actually a brand called "Duck Tape" either. :D - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

LOL they probably thought it was cute and didn't want you to stop saying it ; ) - Adriana

It's so embarrassing - all my life I've called it DUCK tape - wtf. - Mona Nomura from IM

My ex called "Chest of Drawers" "Chester Drawers" - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

It's actually a very common mistake. I've stopped trying to correct people on it. You'd be surprised how many people give you push-back on it. - Christian (Simply X)

They shouldnt put a damn duck on the packaging! :) yea I use to but in high school I was corrected! - Brandy Lea

Well at least you didn't quack when you used it right...right? - Anthony Farrior

Duct is one of those words I don't have time to pronounce correctly. Even after I found out it was Duct Tape, I still pretty much ignore that first 't' :) - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

quack quack - Will Higgins™

wait .. so what are you supposed to use to fix broken ducks then? - Andre Maltais

Gorilla Glue!! - Mona Nomura from IM

Gopher Tape gets the same thing - Darren Heydon

Umm, it actually started out as Duck tape...so you aren't a boner on this one after all. - Alex Scoble

A complete boner <---CLASSIC. I'm stealing that form you, Alex! - Mona Nomura from IM

This is a contentious issue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Bora Zivkovic

When reciting the pledge of allegiance I always thought here was this guy Richard Stands when it was really "which it stands." And to the republic. For Richard Stands. Etc etc. Never mind. - Dave Winer

Dave - I had to Google Richard Stands. SHAME ON ME. - Mona Nomura

http://www.google.com/search... - Dave Winer

Don't worry I did the same thing for years. - Mathew™ one of a kind

OK, Mona, you evoked a moment of self-conscious recollection ............... In the 7th grade, on many occasions "locket rauncher" came out of my mouth instead of the intended "rocket launcher". This is an essential phrase for Jr High boys, btw, so sufficiently embarrassing. It's a spoonerism, but back then I didn't know it had a cool name :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Micah Wittman

I knew it was duct tape. I thought people who called it duck tape were just being funny. - Morton Fox

I think this actually speaks to a larger socialogical issue that exists in current Western societies wherein the attractive looking people are allowed mistakes such as this because it's 'cute.' - MVB (Grinch of FF)

I was just in Home Depot the other day, and they had on sale a brand name of duct tape called DUCK TAPE. So, you know, if you want, you could always say that this is what you meant, Mona. :) - Steven Perez

QUACK! - Sparky

Again for the cheap seats...actually calling it DUCK tape is RIGHT...calling it DUCT tape is wrong! - Alex Scoble

Mona, http://friendfeed.com/e... - Jemm

Mona... I say duck tape... And will continue to do so :) - Johnny Worthington

hahahhahaha Then I will continue to do so, too! - Mona Nomura

In the UK there is a brand actually called Duck Tape with picture of duck etc, so it's hardly surprising people get confused - but it's DUCT tape, or where I come from it's actually GAFFER tape, from the film/TVindustry where the gaffer would use it to mend whatever - Ivan Pope from twhirl

I worked at Staples for 7 years.....there was a brand "DUCK" tape with a duck mascot too...I always thought it was Duct, but say Duck LOL - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ

Great for taping ducks back together - Alistair (alpinefolk)

it's no different to calling vacuum cleaners "hoovers" or correction fluid "tipp-ex". Or searching "googling". It's just the name of the most prominent brand for the product. - alphaxion

or making copies xeroxing, etc etc, completely agree - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ

would you like a Post-It with your Duck Tape? ;) - alphaxion

Bear Tape? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... - Micah Wittman

How Duc(k|t) Tape is made http://friendfeed.com/e... - Micah Wittman

have fun....http://www.rpi-polymath.com/ducttap... - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ

Me too. It's the way the cool kids say it. - Chris Nixon

It's perfectly ok. I specifically use Duck tape to tie up my rogue ducks during interrogation and when necessary, waterboarding :) - Amit Pradhan

LOL! Won't even ask for a thread concerning incorrect music lyrics but....husband(bass player) thought the first line of Born to be Wild was, "itch'n for a runnin' and so sang this line every time they played the song. He was in his mid 40's before corrected version known "Get your motor running" :) - Janet

A few years ago someone showed (scientifically!) that one thing duct tape does not work on is ducts. Dunno how well it works on ducks, though. - Bob O'Hara

When I first heard "Don't look back in anger" I could have sworn they sung "Totalican ways" instead of "So Sally can wait" - alphaxion

How about this -- on Romper Room, when the kids ate their milk and cookies, first they had to pray to god to thank him for the food. I thought god was the handy man who brought the food in. - Dave Winer

@Dave, I watched Romper Room when I was very little, but about all I remember is the mirror. Did they really pray? Wow, I either forgot about that, or just missed it. - Joey Gibson

I used to tell the kids at school, my father was a beast. What I really meant was Obese. - Marcus Beagley

I called duck tape DUCT tape for the longest time, until Bora Zivkovic posted that Wikipedia link to confuse me and Alex Scoble corrected me. - Bruce Lewis from fftogo

Duckt-ape? - Tyson Key

imagine all the poor ducks that suffered from the mistake? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Duck Tape, WD 40, and Slick 50 are shade tree essentials. - Wallace

@Wallace: "You only need two tools in life: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use the duct tape." - Jemm

if you have ever tried to secure a duck to something, you know that the only thing that will work is duck tape. i've tried soldering, welding, scotch tape, glue, bubble gum, everything short of rivets. duck tape is the best for such purposes. - Morgan Haley

What about Gorilla Glue? - Mona Nomura

Mona: that works well on Gorillas and other primates, but not too well on ducks. the natural water-shedding capabilities on most waterfowl prevents the gorilla glue from adhering as tightly as one would expect. - Morgan Haley