Who the heck says “Legos”? It’s “Lego” – it’s a mass noun, like “gravel” or “sand”.
WhyNot
June 26, 2006, 3:09pm
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Pretty much everyone in the US. We like our nouns regular.
A childhood full of Lego has prepared me for an adulthood full of Ikea.
The first lego set I got in 1978 ish had a booklet for towtruck that was pictured on the box.
One of the many things my ex-husband does that drives me insane: He will buy Lego kits, assemble them according to instructions, then present the finished product to our son as a gift. I try to explain to the boy that Lego is a building toy, and it can be lots of fun to make your own stuff with the bricks, but he doesn’t want to bust up Dad’s hard work.
I very much dislike your ex-husband.
scr4
June 26, 2006, 4:54pm
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Did he also give filled-in crosswords and completed jigsaw puzzles?
So do I! Let’s drive by his house and pelt him with Duplo blocks!
One of the many things my ex-husband does that drives me insane: He will buy Lego kits, assemble them according to instructions, then present the finished product to our son as a gift. I try to explain to the boy that Lego is a building toy, and it can be lots of fun to make your own stuff with the bricks, but he doesn’t want to bust up Dad’s hard work.
John Stossel (on 20/20, I think) did a report a few years ago in which he complained that Lego kits were too hard for adults to assemble; specifically, he said the average adult couldn’t assemble the model in time to have it ready to go under the Christmas tree. :rolleyes:
