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Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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Mon, 9 Apr 2001 03:53:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
> 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
> weird snob) have always call them "Legos." Only until I joined this group
> did I hear the argument that "You should always refer to them as Lego
> bricks."
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 collective nouns in primary school geography classes -- wool,
sheep, cattle, wheat, iron, bush (as in countryside). Who knows what the
real reason is...
> IMHO, this discussion has always resembled the silly bickering among Star
> Trek fans about being called "Trekkers" as opposed to "Trekkies." People,
> it's a hobby. Let's try not to take it too seriously. It takes the fun out
> of it, and that's what we're here for, right?
I'm not convinced it's a silly conversation. Lego vs Legos is interesting to
me because it combines my hobby, linguistics and intellectual property in
one neat bundle. The discussion isn't as important as appreciating Lego
itself, but that doesn't make the discussion unimportant. I have to take
some of the blame for the Godzillan thread, since as a linguistic argument I
foolishly compared LEGO/legos with God/gods, giving rise to a religious
brawl, with bonus trolling. Now _that_ took the fun out of it.
--DaveL
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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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| 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)
| | | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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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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| | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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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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