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Re: Lore on Lego vs. Legos
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:46:51 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Eric Harshbarger wrote:
> > > It's not that lego is like sheep where the
> > > plural is also sheep, it's that lego is like sand: it doesn't have a plural.
> Ok... I *have* to jump in at this point. Since when does 'sand' NOT have
> a plural? It has been pluralized throughout the sands of time.
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> Merriam-Webster, and every other reputable dictionary will back me up on
> this.
Excellent observation! I submit "food" as a likewise flexible singular/plural
form.
Dave!
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| (...) But "food" and "foods" are not interchangeable. "Foods" means different types of food. You can say "Some foods give me heartburn" meaning cheese and pastries, but not "Let me eat those foods" even if there's a whole buffet of different things (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| (...) ... (...) ... Ok... I *have* to jump in at this point. Since when does 'sand' NOT have a plural? It has been pluralized throughout the sands of time. Merriam-Webster, and every other reputable dictionary will back me up on this. Eric (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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