• Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “Can you pass me the bag of plastic blocks?”

    Not

    “Can you pass me the bag of Legos”

    If you wanted a box of adhesive bandages. You’d say “Can you pass me the box of band-aids?” or a tissue, “Can you pass me a kleenex?”

    Companies do not want their brand to become generic trademarks.

    It’s not because Lego is already pural

    “I have many Lego blocks”

    Not

    “I have many Lego”