r/dankmemes • u/only777 ☣️ • Jul 30 '24

I am probably an intellectual or something Suck it America

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u/VagaBond_rfC Jul 30 '24

LEGO is an association of the words "leg" and "godt", which directly translates to the words "play" and "well". Therefore, it is LEGO and not Legos as is often referred.

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u/Schitheed Jul 30 '24

Google is a huge number. That's not gonna stop me from using it as a verb, regardless of the original intention of the word

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u/Earlier-Today Jul 30 '24

Googol is the number, Google is the search engine that's a deliberate misspelling of the number so they can trademark the name.

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u/Schitheed Jul 30 '24

Sure, but a deliberate misspelling doesn't change the intention. It was, as you said, just for trademark purposes. The word still has an obvious origin that doesn't align with how we commonly use it today, especially since it isn't pronounced out loud any differently.

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u/Bobyyyyyyyghyh Jul 30 '24

I don't understand your point. It's a reference, sure, but they are homophones. They are two different words with two different spellings meanings. One is a proper noun describing a company (sometimes used as an adjective), the other is a noun describing a number (isn't an adjective).

That's like saying nothing's gonna stop you from using the wrong they're/their/there because in speech they sound the same, but if you wrote it down everyone would know you used the wrong one or don't know how to spell.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

What about.... Goooooooooogle. Can they really trademark every iteration of the name?

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u/Earlier-Today Jul 30 '24

Not sure about that one, it's been a couple decades since I worked for a copyright and trademark department at a law firm.

But, I think there are protections in the law against such small changes. I could very easily be wrong though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

Kinda like how a high five is a verb and a fiver is a noun