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Re:Lego Microscope by eigenket on Friday April 23, 2021 @11:48AM (#26915946)
Yeah I was just surprised by the assertion that

>"Legos" is clearly in common usage

Given that I don't ever hear people using it.

Personally I get faintly annoyed by people saying "legos" the same as I would by people saying "sheeps" instead of sheep when referring to multiple, although I don't think I've ever corrected anyone over it.

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Re:Lego Microscope by munificent on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:43PM (#26916551)
> Given that I don't ever hear people using it.

I certainly do. The people around you are not a uniform sample of all communities on Earth.

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Re:Lego Microscope by eigenket on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:55PM (#26916692)
That was exactly my point. The guy was saying people shouldn't correct an "incorrect" thing which is in common usage, but I was trying to emphasise that it isn't common usage everywhere.
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Re:Lego Microscope by hprotagonist on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:25PM (#26916338)
i remember being galled by it in the late 80s, so this debate, at least, has been going on for some time.
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