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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

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

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I assume the people are passionate about grammar, and their corrections have nothing to do with respecting trademarks.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[–] pyre@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Legos is grammatically correct.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, that's Lego. Legos is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

no, that's Lagos. Legos is a principle of rhetoric along with pathos and ethos.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Which should be your original comment instead of the trademark thing.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

no, I don't care if it's grammatically correct.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Great, doesn't change the fact nobody is passionate about protecting trademarks as you are saying.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yes they are, because the word Legos has nothing to do with grammar

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So what? Them being wrong about grammar doesn't change the fact they are speaking about grammar.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

no they aren't. they're talking about a trademark.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, about the grammar of a word that happens to be a trademark.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you're being purposely obtuse

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Go ahead and continue pretending grammar nazis have a secret agenda of white knighting for corporations then.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

no one made a general argument about grammar nazis so far but here you go: grammar nazis are a different kind of wrong and dumb, but this is not about that. if it was, I'd be making fun of them for that reason. you're engaging in strawman arguments now, you might as well just quit because you clearly have nothing here.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

no one made a general argument about grammar nazis so far

I did, I said generally their motivation is not concern for trademarks. It was in fact my first comment here.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I obviously mean no one you're arguing against. grammar nazis have no relevance to this entire conversation. except the one you're having with yourself.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

grammar nazis have no relevance to this entire conversatior

Your replies to my comment are off topic then, because that's what my talking about.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

wdym, you replied my comment. your comments are off topic.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm pretty sure the reason Lego isn't supposed to be used is because they don't want the trademark to be genericized. the all caps thing is stylization, I doubt they give a shit if you type it all caps or not.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 11 months ago

Brought to you by the folks behind "Get Off That Nintendo and Go Outside" while you were PC gaming. Lol :p

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

AUGH HE SAID IT AGAIN