Plurals
I used to think that Alien and Aliens were the same film. With a logic based on how some people say Tescos instead of Tesco.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:35, 31 replies)

And merkins say Legos instead of Lego
Merkinisms don't usually bother me, but that one drives me nuts.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:40, closed)

Sounds like a Greek island

( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:42, closed)

Or software
for prosthetic limbs.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:43, closed)

or a nigerian city

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:45, closed)

So Lego is Legos,
and Maths is Math.

Imbecile. (by which I of course mean ImbecileS)
(FartThroughAWalkieTalkie wished you were dead in ditch on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:46, closed)

People who talk differently to me are fucking stupid,
because I'm so fucking perfect.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:53, closed)

THIS WEEK
SCARPE IS ANGRY.

AS ANGRY AS A HAMSTER WHOSE ELDEST SON HAS JUST BEEN SOLD TO FREDDIE STARR.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:01, closed)

Hahahah.
I'm not, I promise.

For some reason it just really bugs me that it's OK to generalise and abuse Americans in a way that it is not for almost any other group of people I can think of. Except maybe The French.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:08, closed)

Raciste

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:14, closed)

It sounds so much more acceptable like that...

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:16, closed)

It does add a certain je ne sais quoi.

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:22, closed)

I don't know what that is.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:27, closed)

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:52, closed)

I don't mind this, as it's certainly less of a mouthful than
Lego pieces, or pieces of Lego.

Still, "bricks" is much easier.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 13:53, closed)

It just wouldn't make a very good rule
you wouldn't say 'Meccanos' or 'Scalextricses'
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:19, closed)

I was intrigued, so I looked it up:
"Which is correct as the plural of LEGO: 'Lego' or 'Legos'? Neither, actually. The word 'LEGO', when used as a noun, should only refer to the company that makes the product. Otherwise 'LEGO' is supposed to be used as an adjective. Thus, when referring to the pieces, neither 'lego' nor 'legos' is correct... rather one should say: 'LEGO bricks' or 'LEGO pieces' or whatever (using LEGO as an adjective -- and one should really capitalize all of the letters, and put the little 'circle-R' symbol after it (®)). This is all a matter of protecting the trademark of 'LEGO' for the company (using it otherwise degenerates the strength of the trademark). This is not to say that I use the word correctly 100% of the time... but that's the answer to the question (it's always fun/painful to read the near-flame-wars that start at slashdot.org over this topic... and generally, both sides are wrong). "
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:21, closed)

Although:
painintheenglish.com/case/4639

It's possible that I am thinking about this too much.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:27, closed)

That's a site I could spend far too much time on

( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:44, closed)

It is worth noting
that the rivals to Lego produce bricks with far worse tolerances and it takes some effort to make something that fastens together as perfectly as Lego does.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:38, closed)

Not necessarily so
I bought a load of cheap-arsed bootLego recently and "Click-Brick" pieces are practically indistinguishable from the genuine article. Other manufacturers, your mileage may vary, but this stuff is as good as the real thing:
uk.ebid.net/for-sale/click-brick-inter-locking-plastic-building-brick-construction-set-bn-56798369.htm
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:11, closed)

I saw this on telly once
Proper engineering goes on in the manufacture of these.
( P-MONKE We're all fucked, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:12, closed)

'Every piece of LEGO ever made will fit with every other piece of LEGO ever made'
Although I am not sure that holds up in these days of specifically designed Harry Potter LEGO and the like, but should still be true of the general play sets.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:15, closed)

So, "bricks" it is, then.
Then again, "pieces" is probably more accurate.

Have to agree with slva, though: Lego really do produce a superior product to those of their competitors.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:50, closed)

Having spent Boxing Day playing with the stuff, I can only concur.
Although I did learn that my knees are no longer able to withstand two solid hours of kneeling on the carpet the way they used to be.

/something about my sex life.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 14:57, closed)

All my joints failed at the weekend,
whilst sprawled out on my sons' floor, as he barked his lego-building instructions at me.

On the plus side, we built a veritable army of small ducks, some of whom were smoking pipes.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:42, closed)

Nah.
There's no reason why you can't use an adjective in place of a noun when the noun is strongly implied. For example:
"Wendy cooked a delicious roast"
"It's easy to blame the poor"
"I'm playing with my Lego"

See?

Edit: Lego is awesome.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:00, closed)

Fuck - I just disproved my own point
Because: "Wendy cooked six delicious roast dinners" would become "Wendy cooked six delicious roasts".

Although... "It's easy to blame a poor person" vs. "It's easy to blame poor people"... Help me internet, I confus'ed myself.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:05, closed)

Maybe it's just an arbitrary point that only idiots care about.
Maybe.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:06, closed)

I care...
...oh...
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:07, closed)

I get more worked up by Paul Hollywood,
describing someone's biscuit as "a good bake." partly because I'm not convinced that "a good bake" is particularly meaningful, and partly because I think that Paul Hollywood is a bit of a wally.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 25 Jan 2012, 15:45, closed)

"Wally"...

Not used enough these days. A great adjective.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Wed 25 Jan 2012, 16:11, closed)