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I would like to say a few words about a couple of things in this thread. I think the push to not use the word "LEGOS" comes directly from old catalogs from the 1970s and 80s. They use to have a paragraph at the end of the last page from Susan (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I was waiting for this to come up. I know I have disappeared to all but a lurker this last year (I was one of the top 50 noisemakers of 2002) but I still read. Some know I co-run (URL) BrickBros>, which nicely complitments my hobby. Anyway, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Not militant, merely persnickety. One's bad, the other's a charming quirk. See how that works? :-) (...) He was mayor of Carmel CA (I think it was Carmel, I know it was somewhere in CA), so he has a little experience. Also he's made vaguely (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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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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(...) 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)
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(...) LOL yeah at least Clint pronounced every word correctly when he threatened people with "...a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off...". Even if he does have a funny accent. Punk. Clint Eastwood (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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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)
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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)
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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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(...) 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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