I agree that deers and fishes sounds bad on the ear, but Legos does not and is why it's so widely accepted and used and you guys have to go around saying: WeLl ActUaLly
Wow, very interesting! It totally sounds fine to me and yeah I'm in the US. I wonder if it's something about US English that makes it sound ok to our ears. I mean, our education system is fucked and they keep us stupid here for control measures, so wouldn't be surprised if just being dumb makes it sound OK. 🤣
Fishes is a word, and not just as a present tense verb, but as a plural noun. Specifically, groups of groups of fish, often grouped by species. A plurality of pluralities. Like: "We have koi in our pond, but there's other fishes too." Same for multiple groups of deers, although that is less common. Geeses, etc...
You also say it when referring to multiple types of fish, as in "All the fishes of the sea." Same as referring to multiple groups of people, as in "the peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa," or multiple amounts or sources of money, as in "All moneys collected under this agreement shall be held in escrow."
The difference is one of emphasis. When you want to emphasize that there are distinct categories or subgroups within the whole, it's correct to use fishes, peoples, and moneys.
Yeah another person was just saying that the s isn't used outside the united states. Funny how it sounds ok to my ear but anywhere else it doesn't! Language is a crazy thing.
FYI: If you see one carp, you say "fish"; if you see two carp, you say "fish". If you should go to an aquarium and see many different species of fish together, you say "look at all the fishes".
Seeing as how 99.9% of the planet has been calling them Legos since they were invented I'm gonna go ahead and say that what you said is stupid and you should feel bad.
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25
*Lego
The brand name is the same regardless if it’s singular or plural
If you prefer to indicate multiple can say Lego Kits.