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A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families [Opinions]
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A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families [Opinions]
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The independent innovation of lego lexicon
HENRY — ... you see any clippy bits?” my son asked his friend. The friend was flummoxed. “Do you mean handy bits?” he asked, pointing. “Yes,” replied my boy. “Clippy bits.” Of course! This language of Lego isn’t just something our family has invented; every Lego-building family must have its own vocabulary. And the words they use (mostly invented by the children, not the adults) are likely to be different every time. But how different? And what sort of words? A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families by Giles Turnbull. ...

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Uncertain Principles — ... (tags: history slate politics essay) A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families by Giles Turnbull - The Morning News "This language of Lego isn't just something ...

Four-er Flat Hinge-y Bits
Swans on Tea — A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families Thousands of different Lego exist, yet when your seven-year-old asks for “a clippy bit,” you know exactly what to hand him. GILES TURNBULL surveys a caucus of children and determines a common nomenclature. Back when I was a youngster, many of these pieces did not exist in our LEGO™ collection. (Can I have my curmudgeon certificate now?) Mainly it was the single- and double-wide pieces, of standard thickness and the thin plate pieces, and 4×4 roof pieces: angled, and interior and exterior corners. Not much more than that. I think I noticed ...

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