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What is a Comstat Station?
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Alejandrisha
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have a looksie. there is but one 't'. my number 1 pet peave in english casting | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25014 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
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25014 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
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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 Ireland25014 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
Bisutopia19229 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
Bisutopia19229 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 States44185 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
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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
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Gorgonoth
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linestein
United States210 Posts
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WombaT
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ninazerg
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WombaT
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Chef
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On November 02 2019 04:19 BisuDagger wrote: But why would "Comsat Station" (which is the full name) be short for "Communication Station Station". That would be redundant. Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
On November 05 2019 02:02 Chef wrote: Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. i can't deal with this. comsat station into comstat? no. comsat. why so many t's dont be a tease On November 04 2019 11:35 ninazerg wrote: I need coms, stat you slayed me | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On November 05 2019 02:02 Chef wrote: Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. No one other than apparently Artosis says comstat. You are writing as if it actually is called comstat but it isn't. | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
On November 07 2019 06:26 Dangermousecatdog wrote: No one other than apparently Artosis says comstat. You are writing as if it actually is called comstat but it isn't. it has spread to other english casters, though. he is idra'ing this shit | ||
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fishjie
United States1519 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25014 Posts
On November 08 2019 04:09 fishjie wrote: comstat for me Out with ye. | ||
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Alejandrisha
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ZerglingSoup
United States346 Posts
On November 02 2019 19:16 Cryoc wrote: Even Artosis uses "comstat" instead of comsat but commentators usually just say scan that's why you rarely hear it anyway. Artosis also says "zell-awt" and some other shit wrong too. I love the guy, but don't learn to pronounce things from him. | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
On November 09 2019 02:02 ZerglingSoup wrote: Artosis also says "zell-awt" and some other shit wrong too. I love the guy, but don't learn to pronounce things from him. there's not really such a thing as a wrong pronunciation though as many different dialects exist in every language which all have slightly variant pronunciation | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
On November 09 2019 07:16 Dangermousecatdog wrote: Comstat is definitely wrong no matter what dialect of English you can think of. i was talking about saying "zeal OT" instead of "zealot." i kind of agree about comstat because it seems to imply people are misreading an extra letter, but generally what i said stands: there's no such thing as an "official" pronunciation for anything. the closest thing is dictionary pronunciations, which are a common reference but not "official" in any literal way | ||
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pebble444
Italy2497 Posts
However i would like to add that the "Com" part could be also a reference to the internet, the .com domain, as at the time of development (1996-1997) the internet was vaguely known to most of mankind. So it would be a "double wammy" if you will, relating to communications and the above mentioned. I am not at all in agreement with the "Station" part: first of all, where would the personall be staying? The first dish on the left seems to be part of a platform that would hypotetically move up and down adjusting its degree. And futhermore, this is an addon, and as we all well know it operates only under the preset of having a Command Center Attached to it. Without it its non operational, dark, and so unmanned. In comparison the Nuclear Silo is clearly unmanned, and things in Broodwar seem to operate in a similar way when similar in nation. Also, and this would be complete speculation, i don' t think the comsat uses technology that would be known to mankind today, but rather some advanced form of energy control (as the Protoss and Zerg use as well). The "Sparks" that a comsat emits when it is activated at a location suggests that much like the Recall and Stasis ability, the comsat (Albeit through the Satellite system) is actually materializing some kind of "matter" at the said location, which then allows for a temporary view of a definite surrounding area, before said matter dissolves in the earth or air? | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
On November 09 2019 20:19 pebble444 wrote: Interesting and love these kinds of topics: I believe most have said it right when they refer to it as Communication Satellite ; However i would like to add that the "Com" part could be also a reference to the internet, the .com domain, as at the time of development (1996-1997) the internet was vaguely known to most of mankind. So it would be a "double wammy" if you will, relating to communications and the above mentioned. I am not at all in agreement with the "Station" part: first of all, where would the personall be staying? The first dish on the left seems to be part of a platform that would hypotetically move up and down adjusting its degree. And futhermore, this is an addon, and as we all well know it operates only under the preset of having a Command Center Attached to it. Without it its non operational, dark, and so unmanned. In comparison the Nuclear Silo is clearly unmanned, and things in Broodwar seem to operate in a similar way when similar in nation. Also, and this would be complete speculation, i don' t think the comsat uses technology that would be known to mankind today, but rather some advanced form of energy control (as the Protoss and Zerg use as well). The "Sparks" that a comsat emits when it is activated at a location suggests that much like the Recall and Stasis ability, the comsat (Albeit through the Satellite system) is actually materializing some kind of "matter" at the said location, which then allows for a temporary view of a definite surrounding area, before said matter dissolves in the earth or air? good point. how do we make ephemeral blue boops that travel at the speed of light to show us only a selected circle. something to ponder. but without it terran would be a joke. so ya got that haha. | ||
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Piste
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25014 Posts
On November 16 2019 13:50 Piste wrote: okay yesterday I heard a caster call maelstorm a "melee strom" ? *Shudders* | ||
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jimminy_kriket
Canada5501 Posts
On November 16 2019 13:50 Piste wrote: okay yesterday I heard a caster call maelstorm a "melee strom" ? Highlighting yet another miss pronounced word. It's Maelstrom.  Maelstrom | ||
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oBlade
United States5526 Posts
On November 19 2019 09:57 jimminy_kriket wrote: Highlighting yet another miss pronounced word. It's Maelstrom. https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Maelstrom That's a little bit sexist in this day and age. For all you know, it could be mister pronounced. | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
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