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have a looksie. there is but one 't'. my number 1 pet peave in english casting
What is a Comstat Station?
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
have a looksie. there is but one 't'. my number 1 pet peave in english casting | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26147 Posts
Do casters call it Comstat? God I hope it’s just casters I haven’t encountered, not something common that I’d never noticed but after this thread will now torture me in every broadcast. | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26147 Posts
I hadn’t really thought much of what Comsat meant until you shockingly revealed people can’t read tooltips properly. Assuming it just stands for Communications Satellite? | ||
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linestein
United States210 Posts
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Excalibur_Z
United States12240 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
Edit: I don't really think so, I'm just trying to reduce the pain I feel. I've been misled. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26147 Posts
On November 01 2019 08:37 Djzapz wrote: The communication station communicates with a satellite. Acceptable IMO. Edit: I don't really think so, I'm just trying to reduce the pain I feel. I've been misled. Of course you didn’t really, no sane human would. Also Comsat just flows nicer as a word than its unspeakable cousin. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
I can see how someone could misread it though. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19299 Posts
On November 01 2019 04:50 Wombat_NI wrote: Fine for me now. The truth is revealed! I hadn’t really thought much of what Comsat meant until you shockingly revealed people can’t read tooltips properly. Assuming it just stands for Communications Satellite? Communications Satellite Station is how I read it in long form too. Not sure where an extra T would fit in with this interpretation. Edit: I'm not sure how this is an English language issue either. It's the first three letters of each word. Please explain if possible. | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
On November 01 2019 22:34 BisuDagger wrote: Communications Satellite Station is how I read it in long form too. Not sure where an extra T would fit in with this interpretation. Edit: I'm not sure how this is an English language issue either. It's the first three letters of each word. Please explain if possible. Comm station, comstat. | ||
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19299 Posts
But why would "Comsat Station" (which is the full name) be short for "Communication Station Station". That would be redundant. | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45103 Posts
 People mispronounce or misspell things all the time. Whether it was done on purpose - to intentionally create a new portmanteau - or accidentally, it happens. | ||
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Piste
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Cryoc
Germany911 Posts
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fazek42
Hungary438 Posts
On November 01 2019 08:45 Wombat_NI wrote: Of course you didn’t really, no sane human would. Also Comsat just flows nicer as a word than its unspeakable cousin. Same Shame on you English casters! :D | ||
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outscar
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
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Gorgonoth
United States468 Posts
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