EPTimo just say colossus for everything xD
most people tend to say 1 colossus and 2 or more colossi though i think, the rest mostly doesnt matter when casting etc.
How to "correctly" say colossus - Page 10
| Forum Index > Closed |
|
Elothis
111 Posts
imo just say colossus for everything xD most people tend to say 1 colossus and 2 or more colossi though i think, the rest mostly doesnt matter when casting etc. | ||
|
Joh
Denmark7 Posts
| ||
|
Seqkat
United Kingdom29 Posts
 . | ||
|
Sensator
Australia377 Posts
| ||
|
Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
Colossoraptors it is. | ||
|
MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On April 16 2011 18:39 Joh wrote: Since colossus is an English word, but has it's origin in Latin, it actually don't follow the latin grammar rules... Because it's an English word! The Oxford Dictionary says that Colossus in plural can be "colossi" as well as "colossuses". There aren't any cases grammar rules in the English language, therefore you can say "the colossi's lazer beams". I agree. You could apply the latin pronunciation to many other English words and they would almost all be different than the way we use English words today. Interesting OP, but it doesn't really apply. | ||
Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
| ||
|
nkr
Sweden5451 Posts
| ||
|
Nimic
Norway1360 Posts
I'm looking at you RotterdaM. | ||
|
LilClinkin
Australia667 Posts
| ||
|
Tibson
Germany85 Posts
| ||
|
Floobie
England296 Posts
| ||
|
woowoo
France164 Posts
| ||
|
Rabiator
Germany3948 Posts
Thats the typical lazy excuse for not having to try and follow the right way. "Languages evolve" is only valid as an excuse if the changes apply for ALL the people who speak the language. Otherwise this evolution only creates a "secret language" which only the people who are its users - be they "ghetto dudes" or "Starcraft gamers" - speak but which is NOT the language. I doubt any "niche pronounciation" coming from Starcraft players will actually change the language. It will however set the peopl who "do it the wrong way" (Colluxen ... yeah) apart from those who learned the correct way. | ||
|
ch0c0b0fr34k
United States452 Posts
| ||
|
MrSpider
France173 Posts
On April 16 2011 19:20 woowoo wrote: Hey, you know the correct spelling will be the one used by an overexcited korean commentator, something like Colossuuuuuuuuuu ! Caster : Colossoruummm laser burned all Idra's zerg units. OMGGGGGG! Idra : Fuck those damn Colosso!!!!!!! | ||
|
Qwix
531 Posts
2 Collosi | ||
|
TALegion
United States1187 Posts
Englsin only has 3 cases. Subjective, Objective, and Possessive. Colossus Colossus Colossus's Colossi Colossi Colossi's On April 16 2011 10:07 GGOda wrote: I as a Latin student get annoyed with how other people say colossus in different forms. When blizzard released that colossus was plural as colossi I thought this would stop the misuse of the word. But then i thought of how people said things like "The colossi's lazer beams" which is completely wrong. As Colossus is considered a Latin word i thought I would educate the Starcraft 2 community on how to "Correctly" say colossus.... You don't sounds protentious at all... And how do you know it isn't 4th declension? Fucking colossi are some of the manliest shit in the world of Starcraft. | ||
|
gongryong
Korea (South)1430 Posts
On April 16 2011 19:02 Necosarius wrote: It's a game. Colossoraptors it is. On April 16 2011 17:23 nalgene wrote: Colossus ( singular ) Colossi ( si is not zi/ji/shi for this one but sai ) Korossosu ( if you want Engrish ) On April 16 2011 15:59 ZXRP wrote: Mr OP, you have a split infinitive in your thread title. On April 16 2011 11:38 Roe wrote: Colossus Coltossus Coltosis Cortosis Cartosis Artosis | ||
|
Brillor
Sweden12 Posts
| ||
| ||
