Curse

lishi · Mar 21, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Why people keep typing fraction instead of faction? did american keyboard have the "f" and "r" tied up?

Jakerius · Mar 21, 2006, 01:34 PM // 13:34

Yes.
The R button is very close to F.

kryshnysh · Mar 21, 2006, 01:59 PM // 13:59

Many people probably type fraction much more than faction in every day typing, and their fingers haven't learned yet.

Lasher Dragon · Mar 21, 2006, 02:02 PM // 14:02

Many people are damn near illiterate, and oddly proud of it.

quickmonty · Mar 21, 2006, 02:05 PM // 14:05

fringers get frouled up fror some people when they try to type an F

fiery · Mar 21, 2006, 02:46 PM // 14:46

Wow, kinda surprised a thread was made for this. I mean really a minor mistake of a letter from F-A-C-T-I-O-N to F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Gorla · Mar 21, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Just an interesting note:
the "faction" word's one meaning in hungarian is "frakció"

Juicey Shake · Mar 21, 2006, 02:56 PM // 14:56

what makes me sad is all the idiots running around screaming fames rather than fame... arrrr.

Kook~NBK~ · Mar 21, 2006, 03:05 PM // 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juicey Shake

what makes me sad is all the idiots running around screaming fames rather than fame... arrrr.

I know of one person who calls it "frame" - go figure

Lord Valkyr · Mar 21, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

lol, Guild Wars Fractions. Sounds like a childrens maths program!

Jenosavel · Mar 21, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

The best thing that has ever come of this common mistake:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove

...However, I would love to play Guild Wars: Fractions

"I'm using numerator"
"I have reduce fraction on me"
"Help! I'm being cross canceled! Someone get that 3/8 off me!"

Jetdoc · Mar 21, 2006, 04:09 PM // 16:09

Because it increases the number of characters you can have by 1/2?

tda · Mar 21, 2006, 04:26 PM // 16:26

GW is riddled with people who can't spell... at all. I guess it's part of the package on a game you don't have to pay for monthly.

A good one i noticed a month or so back was a few people (in Euro districts at least) call smiting "smithing"? Then before you know it, everyone typing in allchat is typing smiting as smithing. What, is illiteracy CONTAGIOUS now?
Then to top it off, the second you mention anything about it being spelled "smiting" in allchat you get told YOU'RE the idiot? *sigh*

NatalieD · Mar 21, 2006, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by tda

GW is riddled with people who can't spell... at all. I guess it's part of the package on a game you don't have to pay for monthly.

Have you ever played a game that does have a monthly fee? There are just as many imbeciles there as here.

Bale_Shadowscar · Mar 21, 2006, 04:41 PM // 16:41

Yeah, whats paying for GW got to do with the spelling/typing skills of its players?

and to my knowledge I've never typed "Fractions" instead of "Factions".

I've not seen many spelling mistakes that I couldn't work out when playing GW. Most amusing I've seen is probably:

"WTS FEELBLADE!"

purebad · Mar 21, 2006, 04:47 PM // 16:47

redicurous......anyone seen that seinfeld episode..?

Ninetail Trickster · Mar 21, 2006, 04:50 PM // 16:50

It never occured to you that we might all be right, that 'Fractions' may exist and is ANet's MMORPG answer to 'Mario Teaches Math'?

tda · Mar 21, 2006, 05:07 PM // 17:07

Well that's true, but there's a difference. I assume for my own peace of mind that the majority of morons on GW are people who get the game off their parents and play it because it's free. It's worrying though that a large portion of them could be working people (or people with too much money) who are just plain stupid/assholes.

I also play EVE as well. And while not as many, there are still idiots around.

The_Janitor · Mar 21, 2006, 05:52 PM // 17:52

It's Drok's, not Dorks.
It's Factions, not Fractions.

Josh · Mar 21, 2006, 05:54 PM // 17:54

It's Fame, not Frame.