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Re: "Sting Rays" or "Stingrays"?
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lugnet.admin.database
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Sun, 9 Apr 2000 05:52:13 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ...
> This is confusing: The official U.S. name for Set number 6198 is "Sting • Ray
> Stormer" -- two words "Sting Ray" -- yet the theme's graphic logo shows
> "STINGRAYS" (one word).
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> But logos don't supposedly hold much weight (I'm told) in terms of official
> capitalization or word splitting, and it's interesting to note that the • text
> on the 6198 box says:
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> "The Sting Rays lurk in the dark shadowy depths...[snip]...LEGO(R) • SYSTEM(tm)
> Sting Ray Collection...[snip]..."
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> Has anyone seen other instances of Sting Rays being spelled that way -- as • two
> separate words? For that matter, how about RoboForce (Robo Force?) and
> ThrowBots (Throw Bots)? And is UFO really U.F.O. (with periods)?
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> Any concrete data (from official sources such as box or catalog text)
> appreciated...
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> --Todd
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> [followups to .admin.database]
I vote for Stingrays as one word when applied to the Lego set theme
Similar for UFO when applied to the Lego set theme
Cannot speak officially, but these would be my preference.
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Kevin Salm
....The biggest fan of the Gray Lego brick....
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