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Calling "lego" "legos" must be an american thing; I have never heard it used in
the UK.
Interestingly, searching loc.uk for "legos" got hits for "lego's".
Scott A
In lugnet.dear-lego, Scott Lyttle wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Ray Sanders wrote:
> > Dear LEGO,
> >
> > While shopping yesterday in a relatively new US WalMart store, I noted that the
> > various sections of the toy department have little banner signs hanging out from
> > the top of the stock shelves. These seemed to be placed in such a way so that
> > you can see them when peering down an aisle from the main aisle. The one over
> > the LEGO brand toy section was titled "Legos" (with that capitilization and
> > punctuation). I'm not sure if this was done like this with permission of TLG. At
> > first glance, it would seem to be an incorrect usage and potentially a trademark
> > dillution. The sign in question was one of the newer dark gray signages that
> > WalMark is transitioning to. If you want the location of the store, please
> > contact me privately.
> >
> > thanks, Ray Sanders
>
>
> I have also noticed this in some of the Atlanta-area Wal-Mart stores.
>
> Scott Lyttle
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| Hello! (...) Oh, people (kids, parents, non-AFOLs) are using "legos" all the time around here. It simply is shorter for "LEGO bricks" and everybody still knows exactly what this term ("legos") is referring to. As long as it's not used in official (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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