 | | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS" —Matthew Miller
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| | | (...) This is a misunderstanding. They didn't even consider that people might interpret the message as saying that "LEGO" without an 'S' is the correct plural. Instead, they're saying "LEGO", like all trademarks, is not a noun, it's an adjective. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | | | | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS" —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) Just as a minor clarification, it's not entirely accurate to say that all trademarks are adjectives. Kia's "Sportage" serves both as a trademark and a noun, insofar as one doesn't say "I'm driving my Kia Sportage sport utility vehicle." It's (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS" —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Yes, you could say either of those things, but they wouldn't be accurate (except insofar as 'Lego' is a noun in the vernacular(1)). There is no product called "LEGO". To collect LEGO, you would have to start buying companies. I don't think (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS" —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) I think that technically, they're misusing their own trademark there. (...) Well, this is actually _exactly_ what the Susan Williams message is trying to discourage. The Lego Company doesn't want you to use their trademark as a noun. You (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS" —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | (...) Ahhh, now I get it. So they must be really un-impressed then that there's such a thing as LUGNET: "LEGO Users Group Network". This then implies that we are all users of the LEGO company, as there is no such thing as LEGO the product :] Should (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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