@CrystalScale
As a noun, LEGO refers primarily to the pieces that use only the interlocking brick system. Bricks, plates, minifigs, et cetera. The mechanical pieces, while an important part of the LEGO brand, aren’t the stereotypical pieces that people think of when they think “LEGO”. So if someone asks for “some LEGOs”, they’re probably asking for whatever studded pieces you have on hand. Any size, any color.
@The Smiling Pony
sorry if i don’t know anything about a food company
but i litterly work with LEGO, second-hand LEGO
and yes, i will stand there blank faced because i know LEGO is more then just bricks, it is also plates, minifigures, gears, cones, and much more
at my work, if somebody tells me ‘‘get me some lego’’ yeah… wich one? if you are working on a house, you don’t want gears, if you work on a machine, you don’t want bricks
there is a reason it is not a noun
@CrystalScale
Oh, pepsi can only be one thing? Not Pepsi Syrup? Not a Pepsi can or Pepsi bottle or a Pepsi brand glass? And did you know Pepsi also makes patato and corn chip snacks, as well as a gamut of other soft drinks?
But we all know that when someone says “I want a Pepsi”, they want a Pepsi branded soft drink in a context-sensitive container. Same when someone asks for a Coca Cola, despite the hundreds of different things Coca Cola makes and is branded on.
Seriously, if there’s a bucket of lego bricks in front of you and someone asks “can you get me some legos?” Are you seriously going to stand their blank-faced an go “Excuse me, are you referring to this LEGO brand manual for a LEGO branded interlocking brick construction set, or are you referring to any one of these LEGO brand interlocking bricks? Or maybe you would want the concept of a LEGO copyrighted design that can be built with LEGO brand interlocking bricks purchased in a pre-packaged LEGO brand toy set for ages 6 through 12?”.
No, you dunk your hand in the bucket and grab some damn legos.
@The Smiling Pony
what is ‘‘the lego’’? Pepsi can only be 1 thing
LEGO has multiple options, it can be bricks, sets, boxes, figures, gears, instructions, pins, plates, ect.
when you ask to me ‘‘hand me the lego’’ i have no idea what of LEGO you want
@sonicfan
LEGO is not a mass, it is a brand
LEGO bricks, LEGO sets, LEGO figures, those are masses
when saying legos, what do you mean? the bricks, the sets, the figures, the instructions?
@CrystalScale
Objects have mass, Legos also have mass, therefore Legos is an object, and thusly is a noun as nouns are applied to objects. A tree is an object, it has mass, therefore it is also a noun.
You have mass, therefore an unusual noun, the pronoun can be applied, when a proper noun is not.
@The Smiling Pony
no i am saying the word originate from Danish, in other countries (like The Netherlands for excemple (my home)) we still say some english originated words in english, like quiz
@The Smiling Pony
but legos, can mean multiple things
it can mean LEGO bricks, LEGO sets, LEGO figures, LEGO factories
there is a reason it is not a noun
@CrystalScale
These are all things lawyers are saying to protect their brand against genericide. It is not how the language is used, which is how it works. A lawyer can lay out as many “this is the proper way” commandments as they want, if people don’t care, and the majority don’t then he’s wrong. Most people says Lego bricks or just Legos, so that’s what goes.
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Your an week joke
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If it’s a joke then it’s a weak one.
That’s the joke.
true
well not for me, for me just LEGO, can mean anything under the LEGO brand, wich is also the official term
As a noun, LEGO refers primarily to the pieces that use only the interlocking brick system. Bricks, plates, minifigs, et cetera. The mechanical pieces, while an important part of the LEGO brand, aren’t the stereotypical pieces that people think of when they think “LEGO”. So if someone asks for “some LEGOs”, they’re probably asking for whatever studded pieces you have on hand. Any size, any color.
sorry if i don’t know anything about a food company
but i litterly work with LEGO, second-hand LEGO
and yes, i will stand there blank faced because i know LEGO is more then just bricks, it is also plates, minifigures, gears, cones, and much more
at my work, if somebody tells me ‘‘get me some lego’’ yeah… wich one? if you are working on a house, you don’t want gears, if you work on a machine, you don’t want bricks
there is a reason it is not a noun
Oh, pepsi can only be one thing? Not Pepsi Syrup? Not a Pepsi can or Pepsi bottle or a Pepsi brand glass? And did you know Pepsi also makes patato and corn chip snacks, as well as a gamut of other soft drinks?
But we all know that when someone says “I want a Pepsi”, they want a Pepsi branded soft drink in a context-sensitive container. Same when someone asks for a Coca Cola, despite the hundreds of different things Coca Cola makes and is branded on.
Seriously, if there’s a bucket of lego bricks in front of you and someone asks “can you get me some legos?” Are you seriously going to stand their blank-faced an go “Excuse me, are you referring to this LEGO brand manual for a LEGO branded interlocking brick construction set, or are you referring to any one of these LEGO brand interlocking bricks? Or maybe you would want the concept of a LEGO copyrighted design that can be built with LEGO brand interlocking bricks purchased in a pre-packaged LEGO brand toy set for ages 6 through 12?”.
No, you dunk your hand in the bucket and grab some damn legos.
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what is ‘‘the lego’’? Pepsi can only be 1 thing
LEGO has multiple options, it can be bricks, sets, boxes, figures, gears, instructions, pins, plates, ect.
when you ask to me ‘‘hand me the lego’’ i have no idea what of LEGO you want
We mean the lego. Just like when we say “I want a pepsi”, I’m pretty sure you don’t get confused about what I want.
LEGO is not a mass, it is a brand
LEGO bricks, LEGO sets, LEGO figures, those are masses
when saying legos, what do you mean? the bricks, the sets, the figures, the instructions?
Objects have mass, Legos also have mass, therefore Legos is an object, and thusly is a noun as nouns are applied to objects. A tree is an object, it has mass, therefore it is also a noun.
You have mass, therefore an unusual noun, the pronoun can be applied, when a proper noun is not.
never did what?
We never did.
no i am saying the word originate from Danish, in other countries (like The Netherlands for excemple (my home)) we still say some english originated words in english, like quiz
So you’re saying a Danish company has more authority over how English is spoken than Englishmen and other English native speakers?
it is not a lawyer, it is the company itself, they are Danish, making a plural of LEGO there makes it sound dumb, so LEGO is a noun
The reason is a lawyer doesn’t want the trademark to become generic.
but legos, can mean multiple things
it can mean LEGO bricks, LEGO sets, LEGO figures, LEGO factories
there is a reason it is not a noun
These are all things lawyers are saying to protect their brand against genericide. It is not how the language is used, which is how it works. A lawyer can lay out as many “this is the proper way” commandments as they want, if people don’t care, and the majority don’t then he’s wrong. Most people says Lego bricks or just Legos, so that’s what goes.
what kind of dictionary is it? cause the offial twitter of the LEGO company has stated multiple times that legos is incorrect
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-plural-of-LEGO
but LEGO is not a object, it is a brand
you have LEGO bricks, LEGO sets, LEGO figures, the LEGO company, ect.