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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby monet2u » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:29 pm

My friend just the the lego book of 10 commandments. it's insane!

also I asked her and she refers to legos in the plural with the S.

I think that if you are referring to the brand (like in the book title) it should be singular, but if it's to a box of legos it should be with an S.

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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby monet2u » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:37 pm

legos sure have changed. :?
ahem... The plural of LEGO is LEGO.

you made me google! http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/faq.html
Which is correct as the plural of LEGO: 'Lego' or 'Legos'? Neither, actually. The word 'LEGO', when used as a noun, should only refer to the company that makes the product. Otherwise 'LEGO' is supposed to be used as an adjective. Thus, when referring to the pieces, neither 'lego' nor 'legos' is correct... rather one should say: 'LEGO bricks' or 'LEGO pieces' or whatever (using LEGO as an adjective -- and one should really capitalize all of the letters, and put the little 'circle-R' symbol after it (®)). This is all a matter of protecting the trademark of 'LEGO' for the company (using it otherwise degenerates the strength of the trademark). This is not to say that I use the word correctly 100% of the time... but that's the answer to the question (it's always fun/painful to read the near-flame-wars that start at slashdot.org over this topic... and generally, both sides are wrong).
still I think most people will just say legos. :wink: :lol:

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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby eebs » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:05 am

i'd never heard anyone say legos until amy said it one day - we're lego all the way here.

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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby aquaphase » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:37 pm

i'd never heard anyone say legos until amy said it one day - we're lego all the way here.
it's that euro-refinement ;)
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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby mere1975 » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:49 pm

I am in the Legos camp, along with all of the six year olds I know who love them, dream of them and dress like them for Halloween.

- Mere "my nephew was a red Lego for Halloween this year" 1975

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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby monet2u » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:55 pm

until a couple days ago I never even knew there was Lego camp...concentration or otherwise.

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Re: lego concentration camp

Postby roach » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:58 pm

i made a pretty sweet lego helicopter with my nephew the other night. my nephew liked it.


ro'if you take just the legs of a lego guy and bend it to the sitting position and put it on the front of a sweet helicopter it totally looks like guns"ach


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