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In lugnet.mediawatch, Matthew Miller wrote:
> Purple Dave <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote:
> > Huh? "LEGO bricks" is the standard preferred term. And who does he
> > think he is, going around and lecturing people on proper trademark
> > protection when he's typing "Lego" instead of "LEGO"? Just because
> > someone says that "LEGO" can't be pluralized into "LEGOS" doesn't mean
> > that they're saying that "LEGO" is the plural of "LEGO".
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> I think you need to read the last paragraph again. :)
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> As for the capitalization issue: that's a very long-standing conflict
> between marketing/sales/companies and journalists. See:
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> <http://www.theslot.com/webnames.html>
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> Which includes the classic summary: "You want all caps? Go buy an ad!"
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> As that article points out, and as you'll see elsewhere, AP style (which
> most newspapers follow) dictates that company names are printed in all
> caps only if each letter is pronounced separately. El ee gee oh would be
> LEGO; Lego is Lego.
Does that mean we should henceforth say El You Gee Enn Ee Tee instead of LUGNET?
Dave!
(not purple, though my prose can be purple when it's red (well, "read"), and my
language can be blue)
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Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote:
> Does that mean we should henceforth say El You Gee Enn Ee Tee instead of
> LUGNET?
:) If you want. But I usually write "Lugnet" or "LUGnet".
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Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Matthew Miller wrote:
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Dave Schuler orrex@excite.com wrote:
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Does that mean we should henceforth say El You Gee Enn Ee Tee instead of
LUGNET?
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:) If you want. But I usually write “Lugnet” or “LUGnet”.
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I think the correct way is “LUGNet” - because it refers to LEGO Users
Group Network.
And re: Kleenex and Band-Aids - I dont like those companies. I like TLG - and I
try to do what TLG asks me to because I hope they do what I ask them to (good
castle sets ;) ).
-lah
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Matthew Miller wrote:
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Dave Schuler orrex@excite.com wrote:
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Does that mean we should henceforth say El You Gee Enn Ee Tee instead of
LUGNET?
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:) If you want. But I usually write “Lugnet” or “LUGnet”.
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I think the correct way is “LUGNet” - because it refers to LEGO Users
Group Network.
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True, but the title page shows LUGNET in all caps. Hmm...
Admins, I demand transparency on this pressing issue--why so secretive all of a
sudden? 8^)
Dave!
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I want to know why I visit lugnet.com instead of lug.net.
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Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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