Not at all. There has never been an S in Toyota. But if I have two in my garage, I have two Toyotas.
This is how the English language works. It's flexible.
To suggest that "Legos" is somehow an incorrect way to refer to Lego blocks is pedantic and wrong. And I don't give a hoot if the Lego corporation disagrees. They don't get to decide how the English language works.
I don't think the issue is that it's a brand name rather than a generic term. The issue is that where it refers to the bricks rather than the corporation, it's a mass noun: you can have "some Lego" but not "a Lego". That's if you're speaking British English, which is, of course, always correct.
@AlexThirkell The article seems to support QM, actually. You wouldn't say Lego bricks are uncountable, would you?
Think about it another way, Legos is short for Lego bricks, (just like Toyotas for Toyota cars). You wouldn't say "how much Lego bricks", but "how many Lego bricks", right? That indicates definite quantity.
Yeah… I do hate how Americans say Legos. I’m sure some other people say it, but it definitely is an American thing. And sounds awful. But I guess there are as many sands on the beach as there are people who say Legos. I guess I should go eat some of the foods in my pantry to feel better about this situation.
(As a Canadian who loves playing both sides of the pond against each other and watching the chaos ensue) I was about to make some tongue-in-cheekily snarky comment about how Brits like to say "maths"... and then I snooped your profile and realized you're almost certainly also USAian.
I'll keep that one in my back pocket for another day, then. 😆
Here we are, TEN YEARS LATER, and this flagrant abuse of the English language has not been fixed. I bet Quizmaster counts sheeps before bed, plays with Playmobils and eats breads.
The appendix isn't vestigial. It harbors gut flora, so if an illness flushes out the intestines, the beneficial bacteria from the appendix can then repopulate the intestines.
An accelerating amount of research (published in real journals and thus peer-reviewed) that supports the appendix having some real, actual functions in modern humans has been coming out since these comments were posted. The body of evidence is now large enough that while still not universally accepted as a cold, hard fact, it looks like most human anatomists and biologists at least realize it's in question and a viable area for further research. One thing it definitely isn't anymore (and actually wasn't even in 2014), is mere "speculation".
Please post it, I'm intrigued. In general I am skeptical. Current research in peer-reviewed journals is far from the last word (especially in the wake of the replication crisis) and as @YantheMan pointed out there are millions of people without an appendix who seem to be no worse for wear. But I'm willing to keep an open mind if I see the actual research.
You also are fine when one of your kidneys is removed. That doesnt mean it has no function. (Just adressing the argument used, regardless of wether or not an appendix has a function)
I got it, but... it's more of a riddle than a trivia question.
Not that riddles are out of the question, or even a bad thing on this site, don't get me wrong. There are plenty of riddle-type quizzes on here that are great.
But appearing in the middle of a more trivia-type quiz like this one, it feels a bit "off." It requires a different kind of thinking than the rest of the quiz does, and if someone doesn't pick up on that, it ends up being a bit obtuse / borderline un-gettable.
Like I said, I got it, but it took me a while to adjust / clue into the different kind of thinking required and I only figured it out in the dying seconds. I can easily see how it could be very difficult for someone who, in another context, would be able to get it almost instantly.
Legos is incorrect. I don't care if it's common and colloquial, it's wrong and stupid and this site should not encourage ignorance. It's "does LEGO", not "do Legos." Legos isn't a word and never will be.
Thanks for the quiz. One minor suggestion, in addition to the 'Lego' suggestions above: perhaps change the Ford's Theatre question to 'Who was shot at Ford's Theatre?' as Lincoln died at Peterson House.
I suppose it depends on who owns the word. The Lego company is quite touchy about it: https://theweek.com/articles/452271/11-brand-names-plural-problems
"If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS". Never say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs"." lego.com legal section
It is wrong. Lego is a brand of plastic bricks, not a noun that means plastic brick. Wikipedia is not a credible source. The Lego company never uses the word Legos.
Legos is common usage in American English but not in the English I speak in Australia. That doesn't mean those saying Legos are right or wrong per se, it just means they are American.
Except for the fact that this is an English language site. Should we accept Nippon-koku for Japan or Shqipëria for Albania? Better to be consistent, I think, and accept the common English names for all countries.
It appears to me that in British and Irish English the word " Lego" is an uncountable noun, whilst in American English it is countable. What I call "a piece of Lego", or a "Lego brick", an American speaker calls "a Lego".
Don't tell me what to call my Legos. Or my furnitures. Let me give you a few advices, some free informations. All the misuses of uncountable nouns aren't your responsibilities. There are too many! They're like rices in a dish, moneys in the mint, sugars in the jar. Too numerous is what I'm saying--you'll end up with emotional baggages. Just let it be waters under the bridge.
This is how the English language works. It's flexible.
To suggest that "Legos" is somehow an incorrect way to refer to Lego blocks is pedantic and wrong. And I don't give a hoot if the Lego corporation disagrees. They don't get to decide how the English language works.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_noun
Think about it another way, Legos is short for Lego bricks, (just like Toyotas for Toyota cars). You wouldn't say "how much Lego bricks", but "how many Lego bricks", right? That indicates definite quantity.
(As a Canadian who loves playing both sides of the pond against each other and watching the chaos ensue) I was about to make some tongue-in-cheekily snarky comment about how Brits like to say "maths"... and then I snooped your profile and realized you're almost certainly also USAian.
I'll keep that one in my back pocket for another day, then. 😆
Not that riddles are out of the question, or even a bad thing on this site, don't get me wrong. There are plenty of riddle-type quizzes on here that are great.
But appearing in the middle of a more trivia-type quiz like this one, it feels a bit "off." It requires a different kind of thinking than the rest of the quiz does, and if someone doesn't pick up on that, it ends up being a bit obtuse / borderline un-gettable.
Like I said, I got it, but it took me a while to adjust / clue into the different kind of thinking required and I only figured it out in the dying seconds. I can easily see how it could be very difficult for someone who, in another context, would be able to get it almost instantly.
(I personally use legos)
Lego is the name of the brand, not of the product.
Legos is a commonly used word but it is a generic trademark.
The Lego Group never uses the word Legos.