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Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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Sun, 21 Dec 2003 01:10:26 GMT
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I've never really understood why AFOL's get upset when people say "LEGOS"
instead of "LEGO". Yes, I know that LEGO is the brand name and not the name of
the pieces. It's just that LEGO seems to strive to enrich kids' childhoods and
to bring out the inner children of adults. It's about playing with the coolest
toy in the world and getting to still be a kid, no matter how old you are.
To pluralize the word "LEGO" into "LEGOS" is just what kids do, because in
English it's natural to tack on an S to a proper noun to make it plural
(Kleenexes, Band Aids, etc.). Telling people to say LEGO without the S is like
telling someone to call their "toothbrush" a "teethbrush", because you use it on
all your teeth, not just one tooth. It might make technical sense, but you're
being an ol' fuddy duddy.
I love LEGOS. LEGOS let the kid in me create and have a lot of fun, so I'm
going to keep saying "LEGOS" 'til I die, 'cause part of me is always going to be
a kid.
David "Fuzzy" Gregory
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| (...) If it makes you feel better, I hated it as a kid too. :) I had a friend who used the improper plural and it sounded just as wrong back then as it does today. (...) But then why bother teaching kids anything? For example, why bother sharing the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| (...) { "Natural" == "Correct" } == FALSE (...) Saying LEGOS (instead of LEGO brand building elements) shows lack of respect for the brand and the concept. Most mundanes could care less about the distinction (but not much less (1) ). Pointing it out (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| (...) Not being a fuddy duddy...take your Marketing 101. When a brand name is repeated several times, the brand name tends to be associated with any product that is similar (i.e. the term "Xerox"...Xerox made the first copy machine...so instead of (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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