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What is a Comstat Station?

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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-31 19:45:02
October 31 2019 17:40 GMT
#1
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have a looksie. there is but one 't'. my number 1 pet peave in english casting

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get rich or die mining
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25640 Posts
October 31 2019 17:51 GMT
#2
That picture is illegibly blurry for me.

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.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
October 31 2019 19:44 GMT
#3
blurry still? they changed up some stuff on photobucket ill just put it on imgur
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25640 Posts
October 31 2019 19:50 GMT
#4
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?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
linestein
Profile Blog Joined June 2018
United States210 Posts
October 31 2019 22:40 GMT
#5
The Comstat is the beating heart of the Terran. It invokes Protoss sigh storms.
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12237 Posts
October 31 2019 23:35 GMT
#6
I assume that because it's called Comsat Station players (aware of the mistake or not) type out Comstat. But yes it's always irked me too.
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-31 23:38:22
October 31 2019 23:37 GMT
#7
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.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25640 Posts
October 31 2019 23:45 GMT
#8
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.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
November 01 2019 05:27 GMT
#9
I've never heard it said com"stat" and never said it that way myself.

I can see how someone could misread it though.
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19262 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-11-01 13:35:44
November 01 2019 13:34 GMT
#10
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
Profile Blog Joined June 2016
United States1405 Posts
November 01 2019 18:23 GMT
#11
On November 01 2019 22:34 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Comm station, comstat.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19262 Posts
November 01 2019 19:19 GMT
#12
On November 02 2019 03:23 Starlightsun wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2019 22:34 BisuDagger wrote:
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.


Comm station, comstat.

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
Profile Blog Joined June 2016
United States1405 Posts
November 01 2019 19:45 GMT
#13
Maybe it's like RIP in peace.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44597 Posts
November 02 2019 03:16 GMT
#14
What is a pet peave?

People mispronounce or misspell things all the time. Whether it was done on purpose - to intentionally create a new portmanteau - or accidentally, it happens.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6179 Posts
November 02 2019 10:03 GMT
#15
I never heard of "comstat" before.
Cryoc
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany909 Posts
November 02 2019 10:16 GMT
#16
Even Artosis uses "comstat" instead of comsat but commentators usually just say scan that's why you rarely hear it anyway.
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fazek42
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Hungary438 Posts
November 02 2019 15:15 GMT
#17
On November 01 2019 08:45 Wombat_NI wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Same

Shame on you English casters! :D
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
November 03 2019 02:35 GMT
#18
Wut? It always was Comsat, never heard ComsTat but hey who gives a damn: it's just a SCAN!
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
November 03 2019 03:01 GMT
#19
"yamoto cannon" is far worse
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Gorgonoth
Profile Joined August 2017
United States468 Posts
November 03 2019 22:02 GMT
#20
Always heard comstat and said it that way myself lol.
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