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(...) I think LEGO has become much like Kleenex and Coke in usage. While the *correct* way to ask for a soft piece of paper to wipe my nose is "Hand me a tissue" , some may say "Pass me a Kleenex." As such, the plural to LEGO would be LEGOs (note (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) A personal story (it happened to a friend of a friend... well, no, it happened to me...) The LEGO Company sent me a letter many years ago in which they spelled out, as plainly as can be, the proper usage of all their copyrights and trademarks. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree with you about tissues, but I sometimes say "Coke" and usually "Hoover the floor". With LEGO though, it's always been "playing with Lego" to me. I don't equate "Lego" to mean "a single LEGO brick", such that a collection becomes (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: How to properly call "the Birck" was Re: Can some do this or tell me of who is this?
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The only GOOD mustards are BROWN, OK? ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Sun ONE Internet Technical Support, Sun Microsystems | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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