The plural of Lego is....

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:06 pm

can we just call the company and ask them? ill do it on my lunch break.

slim · Post by **slim** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:10 pm

According to wikipedia:

LEGO is officially written in all uppercase letters. The company asserts that to protect its brand name, the word Lego must always be used as an adjective, as in "LEGO set", "LEGO products", "LEGO universe", and so forth. Nevertheless, such corporate admonitions are frequently ignored and the word Lego is commonly used not only as a noun to refer to Lego bricks, but also as a generic term referring to any kind of interlocking toy brick

So calling one brick "a lego" is wrong, therefore calling multiple bricks "legos" is wronger

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:12 pm

Slim wrote:According to wikipedia:

LEGO is officially written in all uppercase letters. The company asserts that to protect its brand name, the word Lego must always be used as an adjective, as in "LEGO set", "LEGO products", "LEGO universe", and so forth. Nevertheless, such corporate admonitions are frequently ignored and the word Lego is commonly used not only as a noun to refer to Lego bricks, but also as a generic term referring to any kind of interlocking toy brick

So calling one brick "a lego" is wrong, therefore calling multiple bricks "legos" is wronger

Or more wrong you moron

What the fuck do Lego know anyway?

kate_ · Post by **kate_** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:13 pm

DONT ASK A DANE!!

Let's say if you're stateside, then you got some Legos. If you're in England you got yourself some Lego. If you're flying or on a boat in between the two, you have no reason to have any Lego-oriented material discussed or played with. Furthermore, if you are in any other country, you can make up your own plural and singular words for the toy. For instance in France, you could have Legeaux or something.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:15 pm

taken care of......i left a message AND emailed the LEGO company. im sure theyre going to say that it isnt lego or legos. the whole brand thing will come into play and theyll say its "go pick up your LEGO blocks"....we will see when i hear back from them.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:16 pm

yeah it's sort of used as a collective noun isn't it?

'lego' doesn't refer to one brick so 'legos' doesn't make any sense..

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:16 pm

Kate... wrote:DONT ASK A DANE!!
Let's say if you're stateside, then you got some Legos. If you're in England you got yourself some Lego. If you're flying or on a boat in between the two, you have no reason to have any Lego-oriented material discussed or played with. Furthermore, if you are in any other country, you can make up your own plural and singular words for the toy. For instance in France, you could have Legeaux or something.

I think that's call for an invasion if they so much as fucking think it. Who's in???

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:17 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:taken care of......i left a message AND emailed the LEGO company. im sure theyre going to say that it isnt lego or legos. the whole brand thing will come into play and theyll say its "go pick up your LEGO blocks"....we will see when i hear back from them.

Would they really tell you to pick up your lego blocks? It's not the customer service I've been led to expect from such companies

kate_ · Post by **kate_** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:21 pm

Shonky wrote:
I think that's call for an invasion if they so much as fucking think it. Who's in???

I think we already got that plan all drawn up and halfway into action as we speak, If I know our president as well as I think I do...

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:24 pm

Shonky wrote:
perkalerk215 wrote:taken care of......i left a message AND emailed the LEGO company. im sure theyre going to say that it isnt lego or legos. the whole brand thing will come into play and theyll say its "go pick up your LEGO blocks"....we will see when i hear back from them.
Would they really tell you to pick up your lego blocks? It's not the customer service I've been led to expect from such companies

i asked which was the correct way to say it. i could go back and cut and paste what i asked them if youre that curious. i just wanted to see what they have to say about it.

vonboyage · Post by **vonboyage** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:28 pm

Why why why is this still going on ITS FACKING LEGO.

also, wud be intrested in seeing what the bastards have to say for themselves..

Causing all this flippin animosity and controversy between forum folk..

..Its jus not right.

PS - 29 to 11 tells me its LEGO!

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:30 pm

I just got a nice reply from LEGO...

Hello,

Thank you for your question -we get this one a lot! Neither are technically correct, but we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs if we had to pick a sides.

Greetings from Denmark!

Semine

drum syndicate · Post by **drum syndicate** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:35 pm

fuck this thread is making me laugh my ass off.

pure entertainment for the not so well to do

thanks you guys

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:42 pm

drum syndicate wrote:fuck this thread is making me laugh my ass off.

pure entertainment for the not so well to do

thanks you guys

Big up the povvers - your time (well probably not unless you get some money and that let's face it)

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:48 pm

two oh one wrote:I just got a nice reply from LEGO...

Hello,

Thank you for your question -we get this one a lot! Neither are technically correct, but we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs if we had to pick a sides.

Greetings from Denmark!

Semine

daddy taught me to never trust a dane.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:52 pm

showguns wrote:
two oh one wrote:I just got a nice reply from LEGO...

Hello,

Thank you for your question -we get this one a lot! Neither are technically correct, but we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs if we had to pick a sides.

Greetings from Denmark!

Semine
daddy taught me to never trust a dane.

Yeah, but don't forget that your Daddy also taught you how to smoke pole and bother the horses.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:53 pm

showguns wrote:
two oh one wrote:I just got a nice reply from LEGO...

Hello,

Thank you for your question -we get this one a lot! Neither are technically correct, but we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs if we had to pick a sides.

Greetings from Denmark!

Semine
daddy taught me to never trust a dane.

But the song said "there ain't nothin like a dane" didn't it?

vonboyage · Post by **vonboyage** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:27 pm

two oh one wrote:we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs

Bet you this thread still gets an extra 10 pages.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:28 pm

Vonboyage wrote:
two oh one wrote:we have taken stance that there should never be the letter s in LEGO. If you are asking what we preferred then we should prefer the term LEGO to describe the bricks and company rather than LEGOs
Bet you this thread still gets an extra 10 pages.

Nice highlighting, bro!

drum syndicate · Post by **drum syndicate** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:37 pm

Yes but it's only what they 'prefer'

Doesn't mean Legos is incorrect, it just goes against their preference.

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