Far in and Far out the WORST part of the update!

Cadbury · September 2015

This thread amuses me greatly. Requesting a sticky, please.

corrosivechains · September 2015

welcome to the internet :P One that always niggles at me is when RPers call it "God Modding". The term was borrowed from God Mode, y'know, those cheats nearly every 90's game had that made you invincible. You aren't modding anything you twit.

corrosivechains · September 2015

Belidos wrote: »

Rosveen wrote: »

I was going to say I'll pronounce it /ma'laxit/ from this day on just to annoy pronunciation Nazis, but I realized I'm on PC and never on any voice channels. Shame. Then again, on EU nobody would probably care because most of us aren't native English speakers.

AngryNord wrote: »

Now, how many non-US-citizens know how to pronounce Spokane?

How many non-US citizens know who or what Spokane even is?

I'm English and I know

It's a city in the state of Washington, and it's pronounce Spoh-Kan.

Yes, but can you pronounce Puyallup or Sequim? :P

SirAndy · September 2015

PinoZino wrote: »

Spelling n*zi

I'm German, so yes, that shoe fits me well ...

Hope499 · September 2015

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Hope499 wrote: »

I will make sure to say it wrong in the future, since for some reason it bothers you.

... which is the lamest behaviour you can have. But hey, you're a free person. Remain as your are :-)

lol, thanks for reminding me I am free and can remain how I am master.

If pronunciation bothers you, why are you spelling behavior wrong? Or is it just certain grammatical errors that bother you?

Silly people on this forum.....

Belidos · September 2015

"Hope499 wrote: »

If pronunciation bothers you, why are you spelling behavior wrong? Or is it just certain grammatical errors that bother you?

He's not spelling behaviour wrong, that is the correct English spelling for behaviour, it's only American-English that spells it without the U, and as was said earlier in the thread those Americans make words up as they go along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

anitajoneb17_ESO · September 2015

Hope499 wrote: »

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Hope499 wrote: »

I will make sure to say it wrong in the future, since for some reason it bothers you.

... which is the lamest behaviour you can have. But hey, you're a free person. Remain as your are :-)

lol, thanks for reminding me I am free and can remain how I am master.

If pronunciation bothers you, why are you spelling behavior wrong? Or is it just certain grammatical errors that bother you?

Silly people on this forum.....

Because it's not wrong.

"Behavior is the preferred spelling in American English. Behaviour is preferred everywhere else. Other than the spelling, there is no difference between the two words. The spelling distinction extends to all derivatives, including behaviors—behaviours, behavioral—behavioural, and behaviorally—behaviourally."

Look who looks very silly now.

And thank you, @Belidos .

AtraisMachina · September 2015

Tors wrote: »

@AtraisMachina

I think you misunderstand the environment within which you are playing.
You are either on the EU server, in which case, 90% of the people are using English as a second language.

Or
You are playing on the US servers, and the Americans make words up as they go along.

Hahahahahahhaha totally

AtraisMachina · September 2015

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

PinoZino wrote: »

Sure, but most people don't like pedantic behaviour of another. If they feel they are in need of some pronunciation classes, they will go to a professional. As a rule of thumb, don’t help people if they didn’t ask for. Unless their life is in danger.

I agree with you 100% on this point. Except that OP wasn't "helping" or "advising" or finger pointing at anyone in particular, just making a thread about the pronunciation of "malachite" (for which I also hear the most exotic versions in TeamSpeak )

Thread title is quite out of place though, I agree on that.

Thank you! And sorry the title is supposed to be sarcastic. I guess that's not a thing here

OmniDevil · September 2015

This is almost as bad hearing someone say "Motives" for motifs. Since when did "F" start becoming a "V"?

anitajoneb17_ESO · September 2015

OmniDevil wrote: »

This is almost as bad hearing someone say "Motives" for motifs. Since when did "F" start becoming a "V"?

Since some words finishing with "f" have their plural in "ves" ? like staff=>staves ?? I'm never sure about that myself...
+ probably the confusion with the word "motive".

OmniDevil · September 2015

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Since some words finishing with "f" have their plural in "ves" ? like staff=>staves ?? I'm never sure about that myself...
+ probably the confusion with the word "motive".

Well, Staff is the singular, while Staves is plural. I'm no English teacher/major, nor do I use or pretend to be perfect in the grammar 100% of the time, however. Motive and Motif are two completely separate things. Seeing how some may not realize that the "i" in Motif is pronounced with a long "e" sound and are instead pronouncing it the way you say the word "it", I can see how the "F" started becoming "V".

Vulsahdaal · September 2015

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

OmniDevil wrote: »

This is almost as bad hearing someone say "Motives" for motifs. Since when did "F" start becoming a "V"?

Since some words finishing with "f" have their plural in "ves" ? like staff=>staves ?? I'm never sure about that myself...

Yep, such as Wolf-- Wolves, Elf-- Elves..etc...

Pallmor · September 2015

SirAndy wrote: »

AtraisMachina wrote: »

What are some prononciations you've heard?

Malaka Light

Isn't that Hawaii's way of saying Merry Christmas to me?

MissBizz · September 2015

Xendyn wrote: »

nimander99 wrote: »

lol, I'm glad I dont have a headset... I honestly thought everyone knew how to pronounce that. I'm concerned for our culture

You're just now becoming concerned?
r u evn cing how ppl cant spel a wrd out ne mor?

Another 2 decades and we'll be back to drawing pictures on cave walls.

@Xendyn ....I could understand that perfectly.

willymchilybily wrote: »

malachite.

In English, ch as in hunch, church, chimney, chip, [T'Jhu] can also be pronounced as [K], ache, choir, school or in this case malachite. But complexity comes from words of European/French origin, such as in charade, machine, and nonchalant [Sh]

lacking knowledge of the pronunciation of a particular word is not something that can be helped I'm afraid. Just suck it up.

^ Legit. The English language is generally a mess when it comes to "rules" of pronunciation. I am a native English speaker and there are words in game I have no idea how to say.

Oberon45 wrote: »

Malachite is relatively an easy one. I find that folks have the hardest time with "Orichalcum." Many folks I have heard don't even try to pronounce it and just call it, "orc metal."

^ That is one of the words I have no idea how to say.

Cadbury · September 2015

Now I have an idea for an Elder Scrolls spelling bee.

"Hey, kids! Do you know your Numidium from your Nerevarine?"

angelyn · September 2015

Belidos wrote: »

"Hope499 wrote: »

If pronunciation bothers you, why are you spelling behavior wrong? Or is it just certain grammatical errors that bother you?

He's not spelling behaviour wrong, that is the correct English spelling for behaviour, it's only American-English that spells it without the U, and as was said earlier in the thread those Americans make words up as they go along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

I love David Mitchell

...and Richard Ayoade

Alina_Scarbridge · September 2015

What this thread title made me think of....

redspecter23 · September 2015

I'm just impressed when someone can say "ravager" without putting an "N" in there out of nowhere and saying "ravenger" for some unknown reason.

Prof_Bawbag · September 2015

redspecter23 wrote: »

I'm just impressed when someone can say "ravager" without putting an "N" in there out of nowhere and saying "ravenger" for some unknown reason.

The word I've found people mispronounce regularly is "Nuclear" A lot of people say "Nuke-you-lerr". When it should be "New-clee-err".

nimander99 · September 2015

Belidos wrote: »

"Hope499 wrote: »

If pronunciation bothers you, why are you spelling behavior wrong? Or is it just certain grammatical errors that bother you?

He's not spelling behaviour wrong, that is the correct English spelling for behaviour, it's only American-English that spells it without the U, and as was said earlier in the thread those Americans make words up as they go along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

Funny thing, but true. I learned to spell 'color' from reading Warhammer painting magazines which spelled it colour. So in grade school I got into several arguments with my teachers over the spelling of the word... and none of them knew (my English teachers) that it was spelled that way in English

tactica · September 2015

@Paske

That was about the perfect version of a virtual mic drop to this thread.

You win.

+3 internets to you.

ZOS_Racheal · September 2015

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