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Legos?
My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request:
Here's one for your group...
I'm currently arguing with a bunch of Americans who insist on pluralising Lego.
i.e: "Look at the car made of Legos" vs "Look at the car made of Lego".
Admittedly, its a brand name but they don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc.
Tell me your thoughts.
I'm not sure about that "they" - his choice of brand names seems exclusively Rightpondian - but the essence of the question should be clear.
(For anyone who is not familiar with Lego, see http://www.lego.com/eng/)
Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
Here's one for your group...
I'm currently arguing with a bunch of Americans who insist on pluralising Lego.
i.e: "Look at the car made of Legos" vs "Look at the car made of Lego".
Admittedly, its a brand name but they don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc.
Tell me your thoughts.
I'm not sure about that "they" - his choice of brand names seems exclusively Rightpondian - but the essence of the question should be clear.
(For anyone who is not familiar with Lego, see http://www.lego.com/eng/)
Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
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- [nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ...
- question should beclear.
- com/eng /) Laura (emulate St.
- " If I were writing for a newspaper or magazine, I might very well write "Look at the car made of Lego blocks," but I would never, ever write or say "Look at the car made of Lego"!
- " Raymond S.
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[nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... question should beclear. (For anyone who is not familiar with Lego, see http://www.lego.com/eng/) Laura (emulate St. George for email)[/nq]
I'd say "Look at the car made of Legos." If I were writing for a newspaper or magazin
I'd say "Look at the car made of Legos." If I were writing for a newspaper or magazin
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[nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... made of Lego". Admittedly, its a brand name but they don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc. Tell me your thoughts.[/nq]
Do we think of each individual piece as "a Lego"? No. This suffices to rule out "...made of Legos".
Matti
Do we think of each individual piece as "a Lego"? No. This suffices to rule out "...made of Legos".
Matti
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[nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... made of Lego". Admittedly, its a brand name but they don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc. Tell me your thoughts.[/nq]
Your son reports what was standard UK usage WIWAL, where "Lego" was like "masonry" it referred to the material rather than the pieces (which were called "bricks", "pl
Your son reports what was standard UK usage WIWAL, where "Lego" was like "masonry" it referred to the material rather than the pieces (which were called "bricks", "pl
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[nq:2]My son has asked me to tap into the collective ... don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc. Tell me your thoughts.[/nq]
[nq:1]Do we think of each individual piece as "a Lego"? No. This suffices to rule out "...made of Legos".[/nq]
We don't? Googling Web and Groups:
when I was four, I swallowed a lego
Yesterday he swallowed a lego
i just swallowed a lego,
Christ
[nq:1]Do we think of each individual piece as "a Lego"? No. This suffices to rule out "...made of Legos".[/nq]
We don't? Googling Web and Groups:
when I was four, I swallowed a lego
Yesterday he swallowed a lego
i just swallowed a lego,
Christ
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[nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... "Look at the car made of Lego". Admittedly, its a brand name but they don't pluralise Meccano, Anadin, Weetabix, etc.[/nq]
'How many Weetabix would you like for your breakfast?' 'I always have two Weetabix'
'How many Anadin have you taken?'
'I never take more than two Anadin at a time'
'How many Weetabix would you like for your breakfast?' 'I always have two Weetabix'
'How many Anadin have you taken?'
'I never take more than two Anadin at a time'
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Donna Richoux wibbled
[nq:1]I found three or four hits for "swallowed a lego piece".[/nq]
They're Lego blocks, not Lego pieces. 6290 hits for lego-block, 19000 for lego-blocks. 2 for swallowed-lego.
But you'd have to be pretty weird to swallow one IMO, since the age one should be to play with the stuff small enough to swallow* is older than the age at which one commonly swallows
[nq:1]I found three or four hits for "swallowed a lego piece".[/nq]
They're Lego blocks, not Lego pieces. 6290 hits for lego-block, 19000 for lego-blocks. 2 for swallowed-lego.
But you'd have to be pretty weird to swallow one IMO, since the age one should be to play with the stuff small enough to swallow* is older than the age at which one commonly swallows
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[nq:2]Do we think of each individual piece as "a Lego"? No. This suffices to rule out "...made of Legos".[/nq]
[nq:1]We don't? Googling Web and Groups: when I was four, I swallowed a lego Yesterday he swallowed a lego i ... she said that a 2 year old swallowed a lego, I once swallowed a Lego. Josh once swallowed a lego,[/nq]
To quote from the ancient wisdom:
"The bell curve spans a sin
[nq:1]We don't? Googling Web and Groups: when I was four, I swallowed a lego Yesterday he swallowed a lego i ... she said that a 2 year old swallowed a lego, I once swallowed a Lego. Josh once swallowed a lego,[/nq]
To quote from the ancient wisdom:
"The bell curve spans a sin
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[nq:1]'How many Weetabix would you like for your breakfast?' 'I always have two Weetabix' 'How many Anadin have you taken?' 'I never take more than two Anadin at a time' Ian Botham, of course, never ate three Shredded Wheat at once.[/nq]
Imagine trying to get through the morning on one Wheatie.
Imagine trying to get through the morning on one Wheatie.
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[nq:1]Donna Richoux wibbled[/nq]
[nq:2]I found three or four hits for "swallowed a lego piece".[/nq]
[nq:1]They're Lego blocks, not Lego pieces. 6290 hits for lego-block, 19000 for lego-blocks. 2 for swallowed-lego. But you'd have to ... play with the stuff small enough to swallow* is older than the age at which one commonly swallows random things.[/nq]
You will understand when
[nq:2]I found three or four hits for "swallowed a lego piece".[/nq]
[nq:1]They're Lego blocks, not Lego pieces. 6290 hits for lego-block, 19000 for lego-blocks. 2 for swallowed-lego. But you'd have to ... play with the stuff small enough to swallow* is older than the age at which one commonly swallows random things.[/nq]
You will understand when
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[nq:1]My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... "they" - his choice of brand names seems exclusively Rightpondian - but the essence of the question should be clear.[/nq]
In AmE it has to be "Legos" /'lE,goUz/.
In AmE it has to be "Legos" /'lE,goUz/.
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