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[FUT it where ya want it] Barely 2 weeks ago I posted this simple message because I thought it was funny: (URL) are now about 255 messages that all trace back to my post (if you track through the busted threads). Most of it ended up in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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Kyle, you're not alone. What I find interesting (and very telling in a certain way) is that NO ONE that I've ever met, child or parent has referred to them as "Lego bricks." They (and I for the purposes of not wanting to come off as some kind of (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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Yea, and I'm gonna go play with my Legos right now! Aaron West, Captain LSF Ertbergle (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) actually, I would feel sort of proud....your original post spawned people to chat into several "taboo" topics such as....<gasp>....race....and <another gasp> religion.... they are "taboo" (IMO), because the topics are have deep meaning and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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At this end of the world I don't know ANYONE that refers to LEGO bricks as Legos. Might be a language thing, but still.... people here refer to them as Lego, or 'Lego stenen' which literally means Lego bricks.... Duq "David Simmons" (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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To All, (...) as (...) Interesting, in all of my circles, from Michigan to Ohio, and soon to be Indiana, it has always been LEGO's as opposed to LEGO Bricks. I ca't remember anyone saying LEGO whatever until I read it on their website. Scott S. -- (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) On the other hand, here in Australia I have never heard Lego, or Lego bricks or a Lego set, referred to as "Legos". That's because we still speak English :^) [j/k, j/k]. My pet theory is that it's because Aussies learn a large number of (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) to (...) I (...) I agree wholeheartedly with you Dave. I understand that there are copyright concerns for TLG, but in casual converasation with Lego and non-Lego people, it's an issue that's never come up (and I don't intend to raise it for (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I guess it is a language thing. 'LEGO' already sounds like a proper plural word in Dutch. In Dutch 'LEGOs' just doesn't sound right, I guess similar to the word english word 'deer' (I can't really tell but I guess native english speakers can (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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Dave Low <stinglessbee@hotSPA...Email.com> wrote in message news:GBIAsE.2n0@lugnet.com... (...) People, (...) out (...) to (...) I (...) Warning: Santa-bashing follows... I actually did go around calling them "Lego bricks" or "Lego toys" when I (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ditto here in England. "Legos" sounds extremely weird to my ears, and I'd never come across it until reading rec.toys.lego. People in England refer to it as "Lego" - a collective noun. They would say, "he's playing with his Lego". Seeing as (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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My take is that I have always tried to abide by this non pluralism. Many years ago when I read the statement, I said to myself that this is kinda silly, but ok! Then I realized over time that if you are in tune with this, you would be more apt to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Darn right you're just kidding. I've heard you lot speak in person and whatever it is you're speaking, it isn't quite the Queen's English. :-) (...) Yes, this is interesting, as is the plurality of firm names. US: "IBM has announced a new (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Now, that is seriously weird. Glad I don't live there :) I'd call them bricks, Lego bricks, or bits of Lego. (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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David Simmons wrote in message ... (...) NO ONE (...) bricks." (...) of (...) group (...) Depends where you're from. I grew up in the UK and had never heard them called "Legos" till I came to North America. We called it "Lego" (eg..."Let's go and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They are indeed. In the 3.5 hours I spent in TRU this weekend doing one of my Lego sculptures, nobody called them Lego bricks,and EVERYBODY called them "legos". They will never get that out of the American mindset. Adrian -- (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well,when I think of Lego I think of a single brick - I know "lego" is the name of the bricks, but it still pops in my head as a singular brick. I think of legos as the pile I have on my floor, more than one brick. When we are being taught the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) When you learn 1 cookie--2 cookies you also learn 1 glass of milk--2 glasses of milk. Cookies come in packets or recipes labelled "Cookies", milk comes in a bottle or carton labelled "Milk", Lego comes in a box labelled "LEGO". So you eat (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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<snip> (...) Yes, perfect sense ~ And I agree. But i think the since the term 'cookies' is not a brand name like Lego is people think of cookies and legos along the same lines for rules of speech (add the 'S') so (in theory) the bag of cookies are (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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When I refer to a single brick, I usually use the term "one of my LEGOs," or "please hand me that piece." I suppose I could substitute "piece" with "LEGO", but I never do. (At least not that I've noticed.) Collectively, my LEGO products are "LEGOs" (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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Oops!.. You did it again..:-) Selçuk (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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