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Incidentally what would be the correct plural if we were to go by the Greek system?
I *think* it would be "Pegasoi" but it's been a long time since I took greek and I dropped that class because it was either "pass Greek" or "pass all my other classes." It's a weird question because one doesn't normally think to pluralize unique individuals, but I guess we can talk about Oprahs.
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My daughter calls me "a dirty prescriptivist" for such rants.Incidentally what would be the correct plural if we were to go by the Greek system?
It would be dirty prescriptivists.
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I guess we can talk about Oprahs.
What would be the collective noun for a group of Oprahs?
EDIT: Figured it out. A host. A host of Oprahs.
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Now I'm curious. Can you provide examples? anecdotes? I always love stories about the Deutsch-Österreichische Freundschaft
I'm sorry, but I have nothing specific ready, it's probably too long that I was part of those discussions. I think I remember that Lastwall would serve as a good example (that ended up as Finismur in the german version , which is ironically more of a latinization than a german translation), but I can't remember any alternative suggestions. I think generally that brainstorming location names brought us some laughs, because those differ heavily between northern germany and southern germany/Austria.
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Now I'm curious. Can you provide examples? anecdotes? I always love stories about the Deutsch-Österreichische FreundschaftI'm sorry, but I have nothing specific ready, it's probably too long that I was part of those discussions. I think I remember that Lastwall would serve as a good example (that ended up as Finismur in the german version , which is ironically more of a latinization than a german translation), but I can't remember any alternative suggestions. I think generally that brainstorming location names brought us some laughs, because those differ heavily between northern germany and southern germany/Austria.
I'd imagine that in the north if you rolled a 1, the situation would be serious, but not hopeless. Whereas in the south, it would be hopeless, but not serious...
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I'm sorry, but I have nothing specific ready, it's probably too long that I was part of those discussions. I think I remember that Lastwall would serve as a good example (that ended up as Finismur in the german version , which is ironically more of a latinization than a german translation), but I can't remember any alternative suggestions. I think generally that brainstorming location names brought us some laughs, because those differ heavily between northern germany and southern germany/Austria.
Endwandling is now my totally accepted headcanon translation for Lastwall
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Endwandling is now my totally accepted headcanon translation for LanstwallI'm sorry, but I have nothing specific ready, it's probably too long that I was part of those discussions. I think I remember that Lastwall would serve as a good example (that ended up as Finismur in the german version , which is ironically more of a latinization than a german translation), but I can't remember any alternative suggestions. I think generally that brainstorming location names brought us some laughs, because those differ heavily between northern germany and southern germany/Austria.
That is actually not bad.
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sounds totally like a village with a population of 800 people maximum somwhere near the border of Bavaria and Upper Austria
okay, back on topic: Echeneis. My brain knows, that it's probably pronounced Ecc-ay-nay-ees, but I can't stop pronouncing the 'eis' part as 'ice' which automatically makes me think of ice cream instead of small fishs
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Neothelid. Only because I only ever glanced at the name and for YEARS, I called it the NeoLITHid. It made sense!
<headdesk> This is the first I realized it WASN'T NeoLITHid.
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I make that realization every couple years.Neothelid. Only because I only ever glanced at the name and for YEARS, I called it the NeoLITHid. It made sense!<headdesk> This is the first I realized it WASN'T NeoLITHid.
Uhmm... What is it then?
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neo_THEL_id
We three (at least) tend to mix it up with neo_LITH_id, due to the association with il_LITH_id creatures.
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Hungh. You know, I've never noticed it wasn't spelled that way. Even just now while looking to see what you were talking about. I still saw 'lith' for some reason. Wow!
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I stare at pages it's been printed on for years, my dude. Years.
It's associated with the EPH, my favorite 3.5 book of all time.
I once could list what they can do without looking - everything on that page, word-for-word.
I had no idea it wasn't neolithid.
For years.
XD
I just thought of a weird dungeon idea. So you have 6 doors behind one of them is a land shark. You and one other keep choosing doors til one of you are eaten by the bullete.It's always going to be behind the first door, though. Number one with a bulette.
A loaded god-complex: cockatrice and pull-ay?
Man, that song sounds weird, now.
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Man I'm tired. Not enough sleep last night. Kids at the dentist early today. TKD today, though I feel tired just looking forward to it...!
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Tired enough that I only just now realized that this wasn't FaWtL... >.>
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So I don't really like these types of threads since they just become complaint threads.
Gee, that almost sounds like a complaint right there...
But yeah, I agree with idea that its insulting to see people think name sounds stupid just because its not English name
That one, too, come to think of it.
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It's always going to be behind the first door, though. Number one with a bulette.A loaded god-complex: cockatrice and pull-ay?
Man, that song sounds weird, now.
Nah...cockatrices are enough like chickens that the line would be
A loaded god-complex: cockatrice pullet!
It still doesn't make much sense.
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So I don't really like these types of threads since they just become complaint threads.Gee, that almost sounds like a complaint right there...
But yeah, I agree with idea that its insulting to see people think name sounds stupid just because its not English nameThat one, too, come to think of it.
Are we really getting into complaining about complaints? :D
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?
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So I don't really like these types of threads since they just become complaint threads.Gee, that almost sounds like a complaint right there...
But yeah, I agree with idea that its insulting to see people think name sounds stupid just because its not English nameThat one, too, come to think of it.Are we really getting into complaining about complaints? :D
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?
Welcome to the internet! ;)
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So I don't really like these types of threads since they just become complaint threads.Gee, that almost sounds like a complaint right there...
But yeah, I agree with idea that its insulting to see people think name sounds stupid just because its not English nameThat one, too, come to think of it.Are we really getting into complaining about complaints? :D
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?
I think that's what you just did. COMPLAINTCEPTION *BWWWAAAAA*
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I think that's what you just did. COMPLAINTCEPTION *BWWWAAAAA*So I don't really like these types of threads since they just become complaint threads.Gee, that almost sounds like a complaint right there...
But yeah, I agree with idea that its insulting to see people think name sounds stupid just because its not English nameThat one, too, come to think of it.Are we really getting into complaining about complaints? :D
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?
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Are we really getting into complaining about complaints?
Evidently so, since that's exactly what you were doing.
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?
That was "prior," not "next." And the irony of so doing was not lost on me.
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Are we really getting into complaining about complaints?Evidently so, since that's exactly what you were doing.
What next, complaining about complaining about complaining?That was "prior," not "next." And the irony of so doing was not lost on me.
Hey, don't delete my ":D" when you are quoting, its the most important part of the post :P
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I'll stop complaining as soon as I find that a%%@&*% Francis.
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Damn! Every variation of Francis that I've tried has already been taken as an avatar.
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I'll stop complaining as soon as I find that a+%*@~+ Francis.
Captain Deadpool? Nah, just Deadpool...
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Damn! Every variation of Francis that I've tried has already been taken as an avatar.
You know what I counsel in times like these...
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Incidentally what would be the correct plural if we were to go by the Greek system?My daughter calls me "a dirty prescriptivist" for such rants.
I am always annoyed by Paizo's calling a winged horse a Pegasus. Pegasus was the name of the winged horse ridden by Perseus. Using "Pegasi" as the plural annoys me even more. Even if there were more than one winged horse, Pegasus is a Greek word, and the "-us singular/ -i plural" construction is Latin. Saying that the plural of Pegasus is Pegasi is like saying the plural of Zeus is Zei.
You're right that "Pegasus" was the name of an individual winged horse in the original myth, but D&D/Pathfinder is rife with taking mythical creatures that were single individuals or existed in very limited numbers, and making species out of them.
My knowledge of Latin and Greek is pretty small, so I might very well have this wrong, but I suppose that the original Greek name would've been something like "Pegasos", "Pegasus" is a latinized form, so maybe "pegasi" isn't such a bad plural form of "pegasus".
Dunno. I know that octopus becomes octopodes and cyclops becomes cyclopes (which Paizo uses, to my delight). But other than that, the only Greek I know comes from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. For example, did you know that kimono derives from the Greek chimos, which means "winter"?
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my foot, it means 'thing you wear', in ordinary (or maybe old) Japanese, Ki(ru) 'to wear' + mono 'thing'. tempura and a few other Japanese words come from the Portuguese or Dutch, but there's no way Greek influenced Japanese.
And now we know who hasn't seen that film...
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mmmh, I'm no film geek, is it really to put on the list of 'must see' movies, or can I just watch Excalibur for the umpteenth time?
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But other than that, the only Greek I know comes from the movie
Well, I had it in school, but I may have forgotten a lot about the declensions; the greek grammar is relatively complex compared to latin though I have to say that I found it easier because of the existence of actual articles, so I didn't have to rely on the endings only like in latin.
For example, did you know that kimono derives from the Greek chimos, which means "winter"?
Do they say that in the film (no, haven't seen it either)? Because to my knowledge it literally means "thing(mono) to wear(ki)" in japanese, so that derivation seems to makes no sense at all.
And now we know who hasn't seen that film...
Guilty as charged. But that goes for most comedys. I enjoy them when I see them, but most of the time there's something I find more interesting to use my time on, so after the 80's I might have ignored most of them.
dammi, and now I see that Klorox already made my point about kimonos.
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mmmh, I'm no film geek, is it really to put on the list of 'must see' movies, or can I just watch Excalibur for the umpteenth time?
ONE LAND ONE KING!
It's a great film, and I want everyone to watch it, mostly due to wanting to support those actors and crew as much as possible, but I won't tell you that it's a mind-blowing film. It is sweet and cute and nice and touching and all those things that describe a good film about learning how to live with your (well-meaning, well-loved, and loving) family while also learning to be your own person (also finding the love of your life who doesn't conform to your family's normal standards). Make of that what you will. :)
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Wait, are you talking about Excalibur? Because that kind of works...
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Well, you know, also...
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In the movie that explanation is obvious BS by one of the characters. So no, they aren't presenting it as fact.
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Wait, are you talking about Excalibur? Because that kind of works...
Ehhh...while I love Excalibur more than is reasonable, "sweet" and "cute" and "nice" aren't words I'd use to describe it. With the exception of some of the Perceval bits and Nicol Williamson's fantastically snarky Merlin, it's pretty dang dark throughout.