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DEBATE: LEGO OR LEGOS?

Posted by: Chu      Karma: 15
What is the correct plural for the term Lego, is it Lego or Legos?


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LEGO OR LEGOS?

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It is Lego.


1. Saying "Legos" rather than Lego makes you sound like a little kid.

2. Some people want everyone to say "Legos".

Ergo

3. Some people want everyone to sound like little kids.

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I said 'Lego' as a kid and I still do, sometimes I call them blocks or Lego pieces though.

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LEGO OR LEGOS?

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Legos?


Legos does not sound correct.

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It sounds correct to people who say it. Duh

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LEGO OR LEGOS?

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lego doesn't have a plural


it is a non-countable noun like water you can say

some lego a piece of lego a box of lego

you can't say 'a lego' or 'two legos'

and it definitely doesn't have an apostrophe

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Actually it does , the plural is also Lego

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LEGO OR LEGOS?

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LEGOS: this should be a normative debate


Lego: Let go

I'm not sharing my Lego with you. So there.

The motion doesn't attack the evolution of language but asks what is correct/right. Lego is a word, Legos is not and if you're still confused check the Oxford dictionary or Webster.

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The question is not IS the plural 'lego' or 'legos', but what SHOULD it be?

And I would advocate 'legos'. Yes, I can see that it sounds cack. And Yes, I can see the strength of the argument that any proponent of 'legos' might be viewed a pedo. But let me say one thing: would you censor a person for trying to push forward the boundaries of language?

Look at what is going on in other subject areas. Already, the pluralised use of 'internets' pervades our daily life. Various other previously laughable pluralisations are now accepted vernacular, and I think that we, the vanguard, need to be identifying new pluralisations and aggressively promoting them.

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1. It is Lego.
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1. Saying "Legos" rather than Lego makes you sound like a little kid.

2. Some people want everyone to say "Legos".

Ergo

3. Some people want everyone to sound like little kids.

Ergo

4. Those people are pedophiles.

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07:32, 03 July 09

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I dont think #4 is valid so deleted it on 'executive summary'

I also think it might be a better idea to turn the debate into a more general debate on words and their plural, how many people are concerned about the plural of lego?

another interesting question might be whether it is different in differing forms of English.

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09:51, 03 July 09

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I said 'Lego' as a kid and I still do, sometimes I call them blocks or Lego pieces though.

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01:53, 13 September 09

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2. Legos?
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Legos does not sound correct.

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07:57, 03 July 09

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It sounds correct to people who say it. Duh

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3. lego doesn't have a plural
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it is a non-countable noun like water you can say

some lego a piece of lego a box of lego

you can't say 'a lego' or 'two legos'

and it definitely doesn't have an apostrophe

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09:02, 03 July 09

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Actually it does , the plural is also Lego

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01:59, 13 September 09

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1. LEGOS: this should be a normative debate
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The question is not IS the plural 'lego' or 'legos', but what SHOULD it be?

And I would advocate 'legos'. Yes, I can see that it sounds cack. And Yes, I can see the strength of the argument that any proponent of 'legos' might be viewed a pedo. But let me say one thing: would you censor a person for trying to push forward the boundaries of language?

Look at what is going on in other subject areas. Already, the pluralised use of 'internets' pervades our daily life. Various other previously laughable pluralisations are now accepted vernacular, and I think that we, the vanguard, need to be identifying new pluralisations and aggressively promoting them.

Who's with me?

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10:27, 03 July 09

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danlewer
The question is not IS the plural 'lego' or 'legos', but what SHOULD it be?

Look at what is going on in other subject areas. Already, the pluralised use of 'internets' pervades our daily life. Various other previously laughable pluralisations are now accepted vernacular
as much as I hate 'internets' I accept that language is dynamic, constantly changing based upon our useage of the language. It is because of the way the language is used changes over time that we have differing types of English between the USA, UK, India etc.

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12:31, 03 July 09

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Lego: Let go

I'm not sharing my Lego with you. So there.

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01:56, 13 September 09

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