Poll: Lego vs Legos

[silverpig]

I say it's called lego. I play with lego. I had lego when I was a kid.

If you have 4 bricks in your hand you say: "Check out this lego," or "I have 4 lego blocks."

Saying I played with legos just sounds wrong.

 

[TitanDiddly]

s

 

[notfred]

1 block is a Lego. 4 blocks are Legos.

 

[shenaniganz]

I have a feeling the poll will prove your silly logic to be in the minority.

 

[joecool]

Originally posted by: notfred
1 block is a Lego. 4 blocks are Legos.

^

 

[joecool]

Originally posted by: shenaniganz
I have a feeling the poll will prove your silly logic to be in the minority.

and ^

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: notfred
1 block is a Lego. 4 blocks are Legos.

 

[silverpig]

Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

 

[EyeMWing]

Voted wrong, I didn't notice the S. Subtract one from Lego, add one to Legos.

 

[Babbles]

I have always used an "S" to make Lego plural.

 

[TheSource]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

Both.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

Beer!=Lego

1 Lego is a Lego, 2 or more is Legos. End of story

 

[CraigRT]

Lego

 

[Ketteringo]

LEGOS

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

Depends upon the form of the container.

oh, and Legos.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: joecool

Originally posted by: notfred
1 block is a Lego. 4 blocks are Legos.

^

Agreed. It's not like 'sheep' where there is some ancient convention. Legos sounds fine, and makes sense.

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

Originally posted by: notfred
1 block is a Lego. 4 blocks are Legos.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

"beer" is a liquid which doesn't subdivide into blocks of discrete shape and volume.

But both forms are correct, depending on whether you are talking about the container ("I had 6 beers"=6 cans of beer), or the liquid itself.

For legos, it's plural.

 

[villageidiot111]

Legos

 

[Phoenix86]

Adding (s/) is the rule to make it plural, so unless lego is special like sheep it's "legos."

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

"beer" is a liquid which doesn't subdivide into blocks of discrete shape and volume.

But both forms are correct, depending on whether you are talking about the container ("I had 6 beers"=6 cans of beer), or the liquid itself.

For legos, it's plural.

Beer is a liquid which comes in discrete portions. 1 beer, 2 beers etc.

I enjoy drinking beer. I enjoy playing with lego.

Lego is the brand name for the toy, not the name of the individual bricks.

I also can't find a single instance of Legos with an s anywhere on the lego website.

LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

*shrug*

 

[Cristatus]

Legos

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: silverpig
Do you also say: "I'm going out to drink some beers," or "I'm going out to drink some beer."

Beer!=Lego

1 Lego is a Lego, 2 or more is Legos. End of story

There's the real way.

 

[BW86]

legos

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: silverpig
LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

*shrug*

Google isn't used as a verb anywhere on their site either, yet that's how many people use it.