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Answer by mattdm for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
The natural English language inclination would be to call the bricks (and other pieces) "Legos", but to trademark lawyers, trademarks are always to be used as attributive modifiers, not nouns. For this...
View ArticleAnswer by Stein G. Strindhaug for What is the correct plural form of LEGO:...
In Danish (where the name comes from; derived from "leg godt" meaning "play good"), Norwegian, and Swedish, the name is an uncountable noun. I think it's both because it refers more to a concept than...
View ArticleAnswer by user4435 for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
its the same as 'wood'. plural form is not 'woods'. You do not have planks of woods, you have planks of wood. I have a piece of wood, not i have woods. I have a piece of LEGO, not I have legos
View ArticleAnswer by Orbling for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
I think the issue here is the issue of plurality. Lego is the same in plural form as it is in singular."a piece of lego""pieces of lego"I would argue the word has moved from a proper noun to a general...
View ArticleAnswer by nohat for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
Owners of trademarks are free to make whatever pronouncements they like regarding how people should use their trademarks. Users of the English language, however, have the final say of how the English...
View ArticleAnswer by Brian Nixon for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or...
Since the owner of the name chooses always to use “LEGO”, then it is not strictly correct to call the toy anything else. But I doubt the company’s brand protection lawyers are going to start serving...
View ArticleAnswer by ghoppe for What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
Is it correct to refer to LEGO in any denomination as Legos?Technically, no. However, this didn't stop people from referring to Band-Aid bandages as bandaids. The brand name LEGO could be in the...
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I've seen many people make reference to LEGO as Legos. E.g. "I enjoy playing with my Legos".But from my understanding, this is incorrect and they should be referred to simply as LEGO (in capitals as...
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