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minus-squareBigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·9 hours agoIt’s not a matter of understanding, it’s a matter of using the proper name.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 hours agoAkshually 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.
minus-squareBigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·60 minutes agoFalse, 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?
minus-squaretlmcleod@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·37 minutes agoCorporate entities don’t have the capacity to make choices for themselves. So it’s a given name, not a chosen one, and fuck that.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·42 minutes ago False, the name is Lego® or LEGO®. The ® just tells you that “LEGO®” is a registered trademark. FTFY
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·edit-28 hours agobruh, 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.
minus-squareBigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·53 minutes agoNot patented since 1978. The bricks have been defended under trademark and copyright provisions of IPR law, but the patents are long been obsolete.
It’s not a matter of understanding, it’s a matter of using the proper name.
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?
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
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 are long been obsolete.