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Re: a word in Lego instructions
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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:29:11 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Patterson wrote:
In lugnet.general, Timothy Gould wrote:
In lugnet.general, John Patterson wrote:
I have found one word that is used in a Lego instruction.  And I thought that
they did not do that and it was against the rules, but there it is.
John P

I think in the excitement of discovery you missed out some important information
like what set and what page. I'm sure I'm not the only person curious to see
this rare occurrence.

Tim

10179, the word "Click" in a balloon.  Actually my granddaughter found it.  I
wanted to see if anyone else cared - as it excited me no end. I really thought
that words were against Lego policy.  It is in English, I wonder if it was in
other languages too.  Page 215.
John P

Thanks. It is rather interesting and I'm surprised it was monolingual. Given my
understanding that the US and Canada share instructions I thought most North
American booklets would include French as well. Perhaps someone with a European
10179 could check their copy.

Tim



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  Re: a word in Lego instructions
 
Hello! (Whoa, first Lugnet post in a very long time.) (...) I don’t own the Millennium Falcon, but I checked the Technic Destroyer Droid that Dave mentioned in the other post. In the instruction booklet the word ”cklick“ is used indeed. I'm pretty (...) (16 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a word in Lego instructions
 
(...) I suspect 'CLICK' could be regarded as onomatopoeic, and may bypass multiple language requirements of some markets on that basis. (An exception that may also cover other words such as 'CRASH' mentioned by DaveE). Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux (16 years ago, 22-Jun-08, to lugnet.general)

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(...) 10179, the word "Click" in a balloon. Actually my granddaughter found it. I wanted to see if anyone else cared - as it excited me no end. I really thought that words were against Lego policy. It is in English, I wonder if it was in other (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jun-08, to lugnet.general)

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