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The product is known as LEGO. The plural is not LEGOs.
The boxes contained multiple pieces of LEGO.
A shipment of glass does not contain glasses. It contains multiple pieces or sheets of glass.
I'm going to call it LEGOs even harder now.
LEGO my LEGOS!
I'm going to assume that you used the grammatical nightmare "I'm going to call it LEGOs..." just to annoy me.
I want you to know that you doing that has made me incredibly aroused.
Yes, I read it in her voice after writing it
Oho well in that case I hope you step on some LEGOs tonight. ;)
😳
I am going to date LEGOs.
Language evolves. Incorrect pronunciation, punctuation, and pluralization can become "correct" through popular usage.
Lego is a registered trademark. Legos isn't.
Thats the real reason for the language push.
What do you think would happen if you tried to sell "Legos"?
Do you think Lego would agree with you then?
You're diving into Intellectual Property law here, and there's lots of nuance beyond just registered trademarks.
You could likely be fine selling a round pastry filled with apples call "LEGOS". If there was a trademark for it at one time, and it has been abandoned, you might even be able to register the trademark yourself for your round pastries.
Or try to argue genericide, and get their trademark invalidated.
time for them to register Legos then, instead of trying to fight global linguistic trends
I seem to remember a legal decision that prevented them from doing so (a horse leaving the barn type situation), so I don't think its possible. Lego is hardcore about the "lego" trademark though:
What does "a horse leaving the barn" refer to?
I think they’re referencing the idiom “closing the barn door after the horse has bolted”, ie taking a measure after it’s too late to accomplish anything.
Exactly! Just like we eat a bowl of popcorns or a plate of rices or pastas with beefs or porks, maybe with a nice glass of wines, teas or milks. After that we can go to the beach to play in the sands or if it's winter we stay in and watch the snows.
Shrimps is perfectly acceptable and correct, so watchout, any of those examples could happen....
Says every American who has to have it [simplified]
Lol
Speaking of which, only americans call it 'legos' right?
Oh yeah then why do my glasses have two pieces of ~~polycarbonate~~ lenses
I love legoS