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Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:29:58 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, David Gregory wrote:
> 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.).
{ "Natural" == "Correct" } == FALSE
> 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
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 may make me seem like a fuddy duddy but if I get instant
dismissal, I tend to view that particular mundane (if it's an adult) as less
likely to be sympathetic to my interest, rightly or wrongly... and thus, for me,
it's a quick way to tell who's seriously interested and who isn't worth taking
the time to explain stuff in much depth because they're more likely to ridicule
my interests instead of enjoy my creations.
Not a perfect metric, but there you are.
1 - and if you get that joke it's a sign that you understand precision in spoken
language enough to actually understand why saying "LEGOS" is wrong, or at least
not right. I don't blow my nose in a Kleenex nor do I keep boxes of Kleenexes
around the house... even though Kleenex is my favorite brand of disposable
tissue. ... LEGOS being incorrect usage is not a plural issue, it's a trademark
issue.
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Dang, I was so ready to pounce until I got to the end of the sentence. (...) And whether or not you agree with Lar, the fact is that you are judged by your choice of words. It's similar to insisting on speaking a vernacular other than Standard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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| In lugnet.mediawatch, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> The only thing I can think of when I hear 'mundanes' is the whole 'teep vs mundane' thing that JMS had goin' on in B5... Dave K (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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| (...) Well, not to split hairs any more than we have to....but isn't AFOL's amisguided plural as well? Sure, AFOL= Adult Fan Of Lego....it may be too difficult to split the acronym, but, technically speaking, AFOL's == Adult Fans Of Lego. 8---) Mike (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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| (...) I'm NEVER going to say "Lego brand building elements" in casual converstaion(beyond noting it as I just did). What the company has to do legally and what some anal-retentive lawyer thinks I must do when talking about it are two different (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: While You Were Out on TLC ("LEGOS")
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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