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@Brett I think it’s meant to be parsed the other way around - “pop” in the Midwest means “soda”, while it doesn’t have that meaning in some other areas

@Hitch speak for yourself - I’m here to do both

@Oliver it does, but that’s not how most people in the US would refer to multiple Lego bricks. I know the company rejects “Legos” as a plural, but I think it’s silly to police colloquial language like that if you aren’t a Lego employee.

@Mean Old Lady I hate to nitpick, but there seems to be a lot of disinformation about HIPAA out there. The writers of this column are not (to my knowledge) health care providers or otherwise covered entities, so sharing Will Shortz’s health information wouldn’t be a HIPAA violation, though it would still be ethically dubious.

@Darian what’s the personality type where you struggle with one crossword puzzle and then write 50,000 words complaining about it in the comments section?

@BST All words are made up! That said, I agree with your point - policing language usage is silly, especially when it comes to corporate trademarks.

@sotto voce You know what they say about a man with big hands… (He wears big gloves)