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This appears to be another North America vs The rest of the English speaking world thing. A collective noun feels weird to my American ears since they are individual pieces that are countable. It’s not a big deal though. I enjoy having different ways of talking.

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davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

they are individual pieces that are countable

So are sheep.

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- poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  The word “lego” doesn’t originate from before the 15th century—in fact Legos themselves don’t go nearly that far back—so the common rules for modern English grammar apply.
  
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  - davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Lego is Danish. They are lego bricks or lego blocks or lego pieces or just lego. Not legos.
    
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- soul@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I think you mean sheeps.
  
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  - davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Are you my older sister? She does this to me too.
    
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    soul@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    No. Definitely not. But maybe. But most certainly probably no.
    
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