Curse

makosi · Apr 26, 2007, 11:34 AM // 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcanemacabre

Yeah, I thought it was "ectoplasms" not "ectos". Seriously, you're performing a molestation of grammar when you call ectoplasms ectos in the first place. Why not go all the way? While straight up bad grammar irritates me at times, little things like apostrophes don't bother me. Things like "plx" and "l33t" bother me.

I agree wholeheartedly. The 'word' that burns me most is 'pwn'. We're all entiteled to a (typo or two) but deliberately typing that is downright geeky. Yes, I'm aware I just insulted about 50% of the GW population.

When it comes to ectoplasm, I don't mind 'ecto's'(so long as its pluralised - "100 ecto" is weird for a native English speaker). 'Ectoplasms' is long word and its natural to abbreviate. I don't like "100e" either.

What the hell is wrong with me? Where do you get help for people like me?

Yanman.be · Apr 26, 2007, 02:18 PM // 14:18

What's wrong?There never's' not' t'o'o' m'u'c'h a'p'o's't'r'o'p'h'e's.

TheRaven · Apr 27, 2007, 05:50 PM // 17:50

I think this bothers me more than anything.....As seen in Alliance chat....

"can sum1 help me with a mision"
"Where?"
"praficies"

I've seen this sooo many times. The first time I saw someone use the word I didn't understand what he meant. I asked again, "where?" and got this response....
"u no, 1st campane"

Ooooh, "Prophecies??" Since then I've seen "praficies" and "profices" many many times. I guess spelling is truly a lost art.

Jetdoc · Apr 27, 2007, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by makosi

"Ecto's" and "Necro's" are both valid because they're abbreviations. We substitute the missing letters with an apostrophe to indicate this.

You are absolutely, positively incorrect.

Apostrophes are used in CONTRACTIONS, not abbreviations.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=499296

"To form the plural of an abbreviation, a number, or a capital letter
used as a noun, simply add an 's' to the end.

- A group of MPs
- The late 1940s
- Mind your Ps and Qs"

I've seen so many people post this, and it drives me plain nut's.

makosi · Apr 27, 2007, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Perhaps British English and American English are different in this situation. I spent years being taught otherwise.

Exterminate all · Apr 27, 2007, 08:28 PM // 20:28

Who cares what kind of talkin people use in a game no one cares its not school. Maybe some people can talk fine but if you want to then fine, but some people don't want to and thats fine

Hambones · May 07, 2007, 11:23 PM // 23:23

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