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submitted 10 months ago by Ultragigagigantic to c/music

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[–] Sludgeyy 1 points 10 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"