Why Do We..?.

[wandrinstar]

Why do we say Brand New Car. If we buy a used Car we dont call it a Brand Second Hand Car do we.Where and when did the Brand word creep in.

[uwe_rayong]

Some say it is from branding like cattle, other thinks pottery or metal, Shakespeare used "fire new"...

Google is your friend

http://www.word-detective.com/back-m2.html#brandnew

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/489/whats-the-origin-of-brand-new

[Kwasaki]

A " Brand " a particular identity or image regarded as an asset, e.g. the brand of car is new.

You can say brand secondhand car if you want as in a Toyota brand secondhand car.

[wandrinstar]

It reminds me of that Brands Squashed Chicken Juice in 7/11.

[Dag]

Wow...there goes a minute of my life I won't ever get back...

[Kwasaki]

Wow...there goes a minute of my life I won't ever get back...

If you come back to this Brand new thread that will be another minute lost.

[Spoonman]

When I buy secondhand I don't say brand new but instead new as it is new to me "I bought a new car".

[wandrinstar]

Yeh, that's part of my question. Dag the Drag, ah well. Ive never heard Thais use it. In fact Ive been asked What "Brand" means by Thais. Portuguese never use it. Is it a Brit/Yank prefix thing. Do you say you I bought it Brand New when you buy new.?.

[Spoonman]

Yeh, that's part of my question. Dag the Drag, ah well. Ive never heard Thais use it. In fact Ive been asked What "Brand" means by Thais. Portuguese never use it. Is it a Brit/Yank prefix thing. Do you say you I bought it Brand New when you buy new.?.

Yes I would do.

[topt]

Yeh, that's part of my question. Dag the Drag, ah well. Ive never heard Thais use it. In fact Ive been asked What "Brand" means by Thais. Portuguese never use it. Is it a Brit/Yank prefix thing. Do you say you I bought it Brand New when you buy new.?.

Yes I would do.

I think it is really used by english speakers to emphasie the absolute newness of an item - IE not second hand, used before in any way, ex- demonstrator car etc.

You could further emphasise it by adding the word "spanking" - as in brand spanking new...Anybody want to google the etymology on that...

[Dag]

Yes....just put 'spanking' in the search thingy on google.