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| | | Author: | bvdmeij  | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:29 | | Subject: | Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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| | | | | Author: | miskox | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:33 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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die: singular
dice: plural
Saso
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:36 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, miskox writes:
| | In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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die: singular
dice: plural
Saso
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Ah, that explains Die Hard !?
OK then.
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| | | | | Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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Dice is plural of die.
You have one, it's a die. You have two, you have dice. You cannot have a
dice.
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:59 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, firestar246 writes:
| | In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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Dice is plural of die.
You have one, it's a die. You have two, you have dice. You cannot have a
dice.
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So, lie, lice?
OK, that's easy.
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| | | | | | | Author: | bvdmeij | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 14:58 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, firestar246 writes:
| | In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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Dice is plural of die.
You have one, it's a die. You have two, you have dice. You cannot have a
dice.
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Thanks. I am from The Netherlands. I didn't know that. I learn every day
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| | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2022 04:13 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, firestar246 writes:
| | In General, bvdmeij writes:
| | Does anybody know why Lego called this object a DIE and not a DICE? If you search
for a dice in Bricklink you will not find it.
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Dice is plural of die.
You have one, it's a die. You have two, you have dice. You cannot have a
dice.
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Although in common use (here), dice is also used for singular especially with
kids. I've never really understood the need to be grammatically correct here,
'die (dice)' would be an ideal title especially for non-native English
speakers (and quite a few native ones too).
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| | | | | Author: | TheCuteGiraffe | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 23:49 | | Subject: | Re: Lego 64776 Die, 6 Sides with Rubber Frame and | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Die is singular and dice is plural.
A common mistake I make all the time.
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