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Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
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Date: 
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:34:42 GMT
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ALE is Adult Lego Enthusiast, a newer (and preferred by at least some) term
over
AFOL.  It's easier to pronounce as an acronym, sounds less stilted when you
say
it in words, and is generally more accurate too.  See
<http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=50836> for the thread where it was
proposed.
It's also in the Wikipedia entry, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFOL>.


Easier to pronounce is a good thing.  Now all we need is one that is easier
to pronounce than MOC (which apparently some people called "mock" and others
call M-O-C).

Rob



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  Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
 
(...) Renaming be damned! I like old-school, old-time. (Eddie Shore!) Signed, An AFOL who builds MOCs who also may be a Curmudgeon, JOHN (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
 
(...) "mock" is already a word, so I propose we pronounce it like "smoke" and "choke" ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)

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  what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
 
(...) ALE is Adult Lego Enthusiast, a newer (and preferred by at least some) term over AFOL. It's easier to pronounce as an acronym, sounds less stilted when you say it in words, and is generally more accurate too. See (URL) for the thread where it (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)

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