 | | Re: Wal-Mart in USA now sells "LEGOS" —John Neal
| | | | (...) Your examples are not analogous. More like "Xerox" or "Kleenex" or "Rollerblades". These company's brand names have fallen victim to the equation of a product, but not necessarily their product. (...) Not true at all! If "legos" becomes (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Wal-Mart in USA now sells "LEGOS" —Larry Lesser
| | | | | (...) Okay I never really understood why any one puts a big fuss, but I do understand where they come from. As far as saying Lego or Legos. There was an article in the Arizona Repulsive about lego. The reporter kept saying legos. I remember a number (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Wal-Mart in USA now sells "LEGOS" —Larry Pieniazek
| | | | | (...) Clearly no one should be using reporters as sources for proper English usage. There should not be any presumption of competency there, just because they write for a living. (...) Yes,it does. At least in my view. (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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