The LEGO Group is wrong in that the term Lego is solely an adjective in English because collectively it can be a noun or an adjective or both depending on which variety of the language it is used in. Even outside America its use as a noun is common.
In American English it is typically always a noun, with a plural form using the -s suffix, like many other nouns. But to say it is only a noun in English is also wrong and just as foolish as what the LEGO Group postulates because as stated before, other varieties of the language exist that abide by different fundamental rules.
In my variety of English (Australian), it can either be in isolation a mass noun (the plural form doesn't exist and would be incorrect in the context of my variety) or an adjective in the terms "Lego brick" or "Lego set".
In summary, English is a pluricentric language, with no central authority surrounding it. The language has multiple varieties that have differing rules when it comes to vocabulary, phonology, grammar, etc. What may be seen as common in one might not be in another. No one variety is more correct than another, and no one (individual, nation or corporation) has the right to elevate one over another.
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u/BruhBlueBlackBerry Jul 30 '24
The LEGO Group is wrong in that the term Lego is solely an adjective in English because collectively it can be a noun or an adjective or both depending on which variety of the language it is used in. Even outside America its use as a noun is common.
In American English it is typically always a noun, with a plural form using the -s suffix, like many other nouns. But to say it is only a noun in English is also wrong and just as foolish as what the LEGO Group postulates because as stated before, other varieties of the language exist that abide by different fundamental rules.
In my variety of English (Australian), it can either be in isolation a mass noun (the plural form doesn't exist and would be incorrect in the context of my variety) or an adjective in the terms "Lego brick" or "Lego set".
In summary, English is a pluricentric language, with no central authority surrounding it. The language has multiple varieties that have differing rules when it comes to vocabulary, phonology, grammar, etc. What may be seen as common in one might not be in another. No one variety is more correct than another, and no one (individual, nation or corporation) has the right to elevate one over another.