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Re: Lore on Lego vs. Legos
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Allan Bedford wrote:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Barney Hilken wrote:
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> > The word "Legos" really grates on me.
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> > It's not that lego is like sheep where the
> > plural is also sheep, it's that lego is like sand: it doesn't have a plural.
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> Excellent analogy!
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> And part of why the plural version grates on me is that it sounds like someone
> is saying the equivalent of 'sheeps'.
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Ok... I *have* to jump in at this point. Since when does 'sand' NOT have
a plural? It has been pluralized throughout the sands of time.
Merriam-Webster, and every other reputable dictionary will back me up on
this.
Eric Harshbarger
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| (...) When the subject/word comes up that is the best way I can describe it as well... the fact that it 'grates' on me. (...) Excellent analogy! And part of why the plural version grates on me is that it sounds like someone is saying the equivalent (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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