Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
I’m so tired of the “this ain’t English class” mentality about articulating oneself. It’s one of those “freedom of speech isn’t freedom from judgement for it” issues with me. You’re free to only care about making yourself understood, and I’m free to think you’re intellectually lazy for it.
So what’s your stance on AAVE? Or ASL? Or even just regional dialects where the fizzy drink is called pop versus soda? What is your one guiding light on how English is supposed to be, and who adheres to it?
Language is evolving doesn’t absolve you from misusing someone’s name. I get that some names get a commonly used shortcut, like Robert becomes Bob, but would you keep calling Robert Bob, even if Robert had asked you not to? Would you insist on using Bob, in the name of linguistic evolution?
Here’s the great thing about toys: they can’t ask me to call them anything. I can get a Buzz Lightyear doll and call it Woody. I can build a Millennium Falcon out of plastic blocks and call it the Serenity. Since they are toys I own and not sentient beings, I am not offending them.
bruh, they’re patented plastic bricks! You getting this uptight about “proper language” only makes me want to lowercase label them out of spite. Good luck for when you run into people who literally never capitalize anything.
That’s because you’re not Danish. Lego may be a just another faceless corporation to you, but for us it’s part of our identity. The name was chosen by one man, for his wooden toy business, and the company is still owned by his descendant. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve visited Legoland and I’ve known people in multiple departments of the company. Same goes for a lot of Danes, if they haven’t worked there themselves.
So it’s not disrespecting some corporation, it’s disrespecting a bunch of Danes as well.
What I’m curious about is why you feel so strongly about this. I’ve tried hard to be nothing but courteous, while not backing down, and you decide that not only do you need to tell me you don’t care, you need to cuss as well. I get a sense that you do care, I mean, why else respond so forcefully? Are you OK friend?
I say Lego, generally, but I think it’s silly to care that much, especially when it’s about a corporation. One of the main things shamelessly ruining our planet at the moment.
I say Lego, generally, but I think it’s silly to care that much, especially when it’s about a corporation.
I know it seems silly, I might even agree that it is. But as I mentioned, Lego is so ingrained in my identity as a Dane that I can’t not speak out. Why keep going then? The noble answer would be that people shouldn’t be able to win arguments by just turning up the aggressiveness. But in reality I’m procrastinating something else.
One of the main things shamelessly ruining our planet at the moment.
If you truly believe that every corporation is evil and is ruining the planet, then fight back. And I don’t mean by misusing a name, I mean pitchforks and guillotines. Rise up and seize the means of production… In the meantime please leave the essential part of my childhood that is Lego alone.
It’s “LEGO”, “LEGO sets”, or “LEGO bricks”, not “legos”… Other than that, you do you fellow human.
And yet you still understood what she was saying. Curious…
If you don’t use the correct term, the king of Denmark himself shows up to your house to pop your head off.
No gods! No masters! Death to all monarchs! 😤😤😤
Actually, I’d like to see you try. HM King Frederik is a former frogman (Danish navy seals) and still runs marathons at 57.
Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
jusd bcuz u cane undrstnd itt, dousnt maek itt korecct
There is no “correct.” Language is constantly evolving. The only thing that matters is being understood.
I’m so tired of the “this ain’t English class” mentality about articulating oneself. It’s one of those “freedom of speech isn’t freedom from judgement for it” issues with me. You’re free to only care about making yourself understood, and I’m free to think you’re intellectually lazy for it.
So what’s your stance on AAVE? Or ASL? Or even just regional dialects where the fizzy drink is called pop versus soda? What is your one guiding light on how English is supposed to be, and who adheres to it?
They weren’t saying “this ain’t English class,” they were saying that languages evolve. Which is true.
You’re not tired, you’re uneducated on language and how it works.
Idiot, got it.
I mean, I didn’t say that. You can always educate yourself.
Language is evolving doesn’t absolve you from misusing someone’s name. I get that some names get a commonly used shortcut, like Robert becomes Bob, but would you keep calling Robert Bob, even if Robert had asked you not to? Would you insist on using Bob, in the name of linguistic evolution?
Here’s the great thing about toys: they can’t ask me to call them anything. I can get a Buzz Lightyear doll and call it Woody. I can build a Millennium Falcon out of plastic blocks and call it the Serenity. Since they are toys I own and not sentient beings, I am not offending them.
It’s not a matter of understanding, it’s a matter of using the proper name.
bruh, they’re patented plastic bricks! You getting this uptight about “proper language” only makes me want to lowercase label them out of spite. Good luck for when you run into people who literally never capitalize anything.
Not patented since 1978. The bricks have been defended under trademark and copyright provisions of IPR law, but the patents have long been obsolete.
Akshually the proper name is “LEGO®”, so you wouldn’t say “LEGO bricks”, but “LEGO® bricks”.
Since ® isn’t pronounceable this does unfortunately mean you’re not allowed to mention LEGO® in spoken language, but that’s a small price to pay.
False, the name is Lego or LEGO. The ® just tells you that “LEGO” is a registered trademark.
If you want to best me at pedantry, you have to try harder … and being right would also help you.
Why are people having such difficulty respecting an entity’s chosen name?
Because I could not care less about somehow offending or disrespecting a fucking corporation.
That’s because you’re not Danish. Lego may be a just another faceless corporation to you, but for us it’s part of our identity. The name was chosen by one man, for his wooden toy business, and the company is still owned by his descendant. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve visited Legoland and I’ve known people in multiple departments of the company. Same goes for a lot of Danes, if they haven’t worked there themselves.
So it’s not disrespecting some corporation, it’s disrespecting a bunch of Danes as well.
What I’m curious about is why you feel so strongly about this. I’ve tried hard to be nothing but courteous, while not backing down, and you decide that not only do you need to tell me you don’t care, you need to cuss as well. I get a sense that you do care, I mean, why else respond so forcefully? Are you OK friend?
Is anybody fucking ok right now?
I say Lego, generally, but I think it’s silly to care that much, especially when it’s about a corporation. One of the main things shamelessly ruining our planet at the moment.
Nope
I know it seems silly, I might even agree that it is. But as I mentioned, Lego is so ingrained in my identity as a Dane that I can’t not speak out. Why keep going then? The noble answer would be that people shouldn’t be able to win arguments by just turning up the aggressiveness. But in reality I’m procrastinating something else.
If you truly believe that every corporation is evil and is ruining the planet, then fight back. And I don’t mean by misusing a name, I mean pitchforks and guillotines. Rise up and seize the means of production… In the meantime please leave the essential part of my childhood that is Lego alone.
Corporate entities don’t have the capacity to make choices for themselves. So it’s a given name, not a chosen one, and fuck that.
FTFY
No, sorry, a search for Lego in the Danish business registry will show you that the ® isn’t part of the name https://datacvr.virk.dk/soegeresultater?fritekst=lego&sideIndex=0&enhedstype=virksomhed&size=10
A single entry includes ® and it’s an independent third party.
I don’t know what to tell ya, bucko
Nice, now do a refresh and another screenshot before editing the page
I do not respect corporations. Legos. They are legos.
This is linguistic prescriptivism, and it’s generally frowned upon by modern linguists
The simple act of a term being common and understandable often makes it correct, especially in informal situations
The only people who care about these things are people online who feel a need to correct everything and marketers
Literally every single person I’ve ever spoken to about them in real life has referred to them as legos.
I love playing with legos! <3
Can’t lego of it!