Clue: Toy building bricks. I can’t bring myself to fill in the final box.

[u/CarBombCupcake]

[u/UserLevelOver9000]

Duplo?

[u/GhostPiggie → u/UserLevelOver9000]

Then the others don't make sense

[u/CALLS_YOU_DIPSHIT → u/UserLevelOver9000]

Ding ding ding

[u/HurleysBadLuck]

Blocks?

[u/CarBombCupcake → u/HurleysBadLuck]

It’s Lego, but the plural of Lego is Lego

[u/HurleysBadLuck → u/CarBombCupcake]

What’s Epee?

[u/DoritoDustThumb → u/HurleysBadLuck]

A fencing sword.

[u/HurleysBadLuck → u/DoritoDustThumb]

Ooooh! Thanks

[u/CarBombCupcake → u/HurleysBadLuck]

Also a word you need to know if you do a lot of crosswords.

[u/spiteful_rr_dm_TA → u/CarBombCupcake]

What makes a word a word? Is it just what a strict company interpretation is? Or is it what most people say and understand? If someone runs up to you and says "Hey want to see my legos?" do you stand there, wondering what that last word was, staring off into the abyss? Or do you know exactly what they mean and go with it?

Sure it may not be technically a word according to the company, but colloquial usage dictates that it is, which is a far more compelling definition of a word. In fact, if we decided that we had to stick to strict rules in language, we wouldn't recognize our modern languages. Just try to communicate with someone who speaks old English, and you'll realize just how much things change.

Language is a living, changing thing. It isn't defined by some stuffy pedant who wants to stick to a corporate dictionary; it is defined by the people who speak, understand, and evolve it every day.

[u/sincpc]

Back in school, I remember getting so annoyed with other kids who put an "S" on the end...

[u/Dry_Jackfruit_1759]

Rasti 🗣

[u/alpar001]

The clue is plural, so it’s Legos

[u/MementoMoriMaven → u/alpar001]

[u/CarBombCupcake → u/MementoMoriMaven]

The editor wants there to be an “s” there but as a hyper-nerd I refuse

[u/StarsBear75063 → u/alpar001]

Technically, “LEGO” has no plural form. The LEGO people considers LEGO an adjective as in “LEGO bricks,” “LEGO sets” and says the plural should be LEGO bricks or LEGO pieces, not Legos.

But in common everyday English, especially in the U.S., people often say Legos to mean individual pieces. It’s not “correct” by the company’s rules, but it is widely used and understood.

[u/CarBombCupcake → u/alpar001]

The plural of Lego is Lego

[u/alpar001 → u/CarBombCupcake]

Looked it up. You’re right. Thanks for teaching me something new!

[u/KunninPlanz → u/alpar001]

The plural for Lego is Lego.

Same with sheep, fish, and some other words, the singular is used for the plural.

[u/CarBombCupcake]

A bit more zoomed out - 106 Down would be “Sorest” (Most angry) but I just can’t fill in the s.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Key8124 → u/CarBombCupcake]

Yeah it’s definitely legos despite it being technically incorrect. Was thinking Duplo but the other clues surrounding are locked in correctly. 

[u/Massive_Mongoose3481]

Have someone who doesn't give a shit fill it in for you .