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In lugnet.mediawatch, Matthew Miller wrote:
> <http://slumbering.lungfish.com/>, top story today.
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> Attention Lego fanatics: you are missing the point when you claim that
> the word "Lego" can't be pluralized into "Legos," but should instead be
> "Lego bricks." If your concern is trademark protection, then plurality
> doesn't enter into it. In other words, if you can't say "Hand me some
> Legos," you also can't say "Hand me that Lego."
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> I know that the Lego trademark page says to never say "Legos." That
> doesn't mean that the plural of "Lego" is "Lego," it means that they
> don't want you to use the term generically. Get it straight.
>
> Also, for consistency's sake, you should also apply this rule to other
> companies. If you don't always say "Hand me that Kleenex tissue" and "I
> need a Band-Aid adhesive bandage," then you should keep quiet. If you do
> always say "Kleenex tissue" and "Band-Aid bandage," you should keep quiet
> for a different reason.
<sigh> I'm going to play with my legos.
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> <sigh> I'm going to play with my legos.
Enjoy playing with your mindstorms alternate software program....
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