We desperately need you to settle an ongoing debate for us. When you refer to everyone’s favourite plastic brick building blocks in the plural form, do you say “Lego” or “Legos?” Lego is technically the correct term–but it sounds weird. I mean “I would like a box of Lego for Christmas” vs. “I would like a box of Legos for Christmas.” Words used in the English language that are the same in both the singular and plural form are always awkward–but dammit, this one is important. So we must ask: do you say “Lego” or “Legos?”
bluemukaki
Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 7:59 PMConsidering LEGO –is– the plural, neither of your options are correct. I say LEGO Bricks, because the individual piece is never, ever referred to as a Lego, so why call a bunch of them Legos?
PKM
Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 11:13 PMWould you like a glass of waters and some pastas with your LEGO? (I’m not shouting, LEGO claim that is the correct capitalisation)
There are words in English that are not plural or singular, they are just “stuff”- water, pasta, LEGO. You don’t have “a water” or “some waters”, it is just “water”. The same is true for LEGO.
rob c
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 9:17 AMWas always lego in my family. Singular or plural.
But we also pronounce it with an “e” rather than some who seem to think it sounds better as “laygo”.
hugh
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 1:19 PMDear America,
Learn English
cheers, world
phil
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 3:13 PMLego is the brand name and the product is blocks/bricks so I think is is akin to calling a fleet of Qantas Jets falling from the sky Qantas’
Tomble
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 6:07 PMConcerto, singular.
Concerti, plural.
Therefore
Lego, singular
Legi, plural! Simple!
PACMAN
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 9:06 AMHugh: Bingo!
Nat B
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 11:32 AM“Lay-go” is a very South Australian thing…
LEGO is LEGO, if it was LEGOS it would be pasta sauce.