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

I am probably an intellectual or something Suck it America

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u/animo2002 ☣️ Jul 30 '24

Its a name tho, so proper noun as well

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u/pc_player_yt Jul 30 '24

name as in Lego the company, like Facebook the app. The Lego pieces aren’t called Legos, like how the individual Facebook users aren’t called Facebooks

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u/ABCosmos Jul 30 '24

But we can call the cars Honda makes "Honda's". Or Zippos, or Nikes..

The fact is, it's very natural to call them Legos, but LEGO risks losing power on its trademark if Legos becomes a generalized term.

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u/Dawes74 Jul 30 '24

I personally love using aidbands, spicy spray and tingly guns.

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u/FrostWyrm98 Forever Number 2 Jul 30 '24

Don't tingly gun me bro!