Sorry Jimmy, it's Mega only for you now
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2024
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I mean, his are probably hanging so low by now that they make legitimately enjoyable fidget toy.
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Do YOU want to tell Jimmy Carter what he can and can't play with?
I didn't think so.
I would
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I find "LEGOs" very upsetting.
Lego is not an acronym. It does not usually get all-caps in prose, though the all-caps logotype is sometimes imitated in text.
Lego is a proper name, and is also used as a collective noun. It does not get pluralized.
"You can't play with Lego anymore."
Lmao Legos adults
fuck that. Lego is a company and I don't need it to tell me how I can and cannot use their name. if they don't like it they can suck my dick.
I really don't understand why there are so many people passionate about how to "properly" use The Trademark™ in The Way that was Sanctioned by The Corporation®
just play with your Legos and get over it
I really don’t understand why there are so many people passionate about how to “properly” use The Trademark™ in The Way that was Sanctioned by The Corporation®
Actually, they are advocating against using it how the Lego company does. The Lego company uses LEGO in all caps.
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I assume the people are passionate about grammar, and their corrections have nothing to do with respecting trademarks.
that's even worse! especially because the vast majority of self proclaimed "grammar nazis" (really weird fucking title, guys) don't know shit about linguistics as a science
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LEGO is too an acronym. it stands for Leg Godt, Danish for "play well"
That's...not an acronym. That'd just be LG.
what is it then?
It's an abbreviation.
Not all abbreviations are acronyms, only the ones that take the first letter from each word. Lego takes two letters from each word, so it's not an acronym.
On a similar note, some but not all acronyms are initialisms, if they're spoken as the letters rather than the "word" they create.
FYI, DIY, PS are all initialisms, and also acronyms, and also abbreviations. ASAP, SCUBA, and LASER are acronyms and abbreviations, but not initialisms. Lego, appt, and st are all abbreviations but neither acronyms nor initialisms.
I think the "correct" usage of acronym is only when it is spoken as a word. But language evolves and all that.
You can see the tension in the way MW defines it (including the extended description). Like: here's the definition of the word, but some people use it when they actually mean initialism. This is in contrast to your more concise and cohesive definition of "[abbreviations] that take the first letter from each word". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acronym
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It's actually an angry shout
Jackal.
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you can never be too old for legos
You need to be between 4-99 years of age
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It's for their safety. At that age the might build a sentient robot that votes for Trump who will then take away their social security. Thank you Lego, for responsible toy stewartship.
+1 for the double entendre title 😄
This meme made me sad.