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jlim
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Spain943 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-16 02:10:23
April 16 2011 02:08 GMT
#61
these threads are always the best
GGOda
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
14 Posts
April 16 2011 02:08 GMT
#62
ok...
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45971 Posts
April 16 2011 02:14 GMT
#63
On April 16 2011 11:08 biomech wrote:
ez, one Colossus - many Colossi.

source:
http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/game/unit/colossus


Well, I guess that's that.

gg no re
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Jinsho
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom3101 Posts
April 16 2011 02:16 GMT
#64
I prefer Colossusses.
ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
April 16 2011 02:16 GMT
#65
Lol, pretty funny. I think i'll stick with Colossus for every instance of the word, thank you very much. ^^
DrGreen
Profile Joined July 2010
Poland708 Posts
April 16 2011 02:20 GMT
#66
On April 16 2011 10:09 Backpack wrote:
If people had trouble with colossi/colossuses, how do you expect them to remember 7 more ways of saying it?


In Polish every word have 7+ forms.

Funny that americans can't remember 7 forms of one word.
KevinIX
Profile Joined October 2009
United States2472 Posts
April 16 2011 02:20 GMT
#67
This has probably been said already, but Colossus is an english word. So the plural isn't Colossee, instead, it can simply be pronounced Coloxen.
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Clonze
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada281 Posts
April 16 2011 02:20 GMT
#68
Gentlemen... it appears as if we all have to take Latin courses in order to play starcraft 2.
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eLiE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1039 Posts
April 16 2011 02:21 GMT
#69
As long as it's not colloxen, I'm happy. That word feels too snooty for me; I imagine someone wearing a monocle and holding a martini while saying it.
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Mercury-
Profile Joined December 2010
Great Britain804 Posts
April 16 2011 02:23 GMT
#70
I prefer the term Laserbots tbh. Avoids problems like this.
Spinfuser
Profile Joined January 2011
United States47 Posts
April 16 2011 02:25 GMT
#71
I prefer to just not to conjugate my words... It is simply easier and I like only saying colossus or colossi
BoxedLunch
Profile Joined January 2011
United States387 Posts
April 16 2011 02:27 GMT
#72
the problem here is that you are attempting to mix languages. English is not Latin based, and while "colossus" may be, that doesn't mean we change our grammar rules for plurality. There are plenty of noun words borrowed from other languages in English, but we still pluralize them in an English manner. for example, 'mammoth' is based on the Russian 'mamont' which plural would be 'mamonti.' but in English we do not say 'Mammothi' because that is not how the language works. except for irregulars, like moose and colossus, we put an 's' or 'es' at the end
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bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-16 02:49:42
April 16 2011 02:27 GMT
#73
It's funny that you are applying latin principles to a video game staged in a world far different from our own.

I don't see many people caring or using your "latin" correct terms for Colossi - in short, people aren't worried about syntax when debating video games. Particularly when the post pointing out this has so many grammatical errors that it seems so ironic.
On April 16 2011 11:20 DrGreen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2011 10:09 Backpack wrote:
If people had trouble with colossi/colossuses, how do you expect them to remember 7 more ways of saying it?


In Polish every word have 7+ forms.

Funny that americans can't remember 7 forms of one word.

It's got nothing to do with Americans or your anti-American point of view. It has to do with the English language
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dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
April 16 2011 02:28 GMT
#74
This thread feels like it broke my sarcasm detector. I have zero clue who is serious, who is angry, who is pretending to be angry,who is trolling and who is truly appreciative.
garlicface
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada4196 Posts
April 16 2011 02:28 GMT
#75
On April 16 2011 11:20 DrGreen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2011 10:09 Backpack wrote:
If people had trouble with colossi/colossuses, how do you expect them to remember 7 more ways of saying it?


In Polish every word have 7+ forms.

Funny that americans can't remember 7 forms of one word.

Really? You had to go there?
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iSTime
Profile Joined November 2006
1579 Posts
April 16 2011 02:29 GMT
#76
Good thing english isn't latin.
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SARgeant47
Profile Joined August 2009
United States24 Posts
April 16 2011 02:32 GMT
#77
I think this is a hilarious thread because (not to be racist) a latino has to tell english speakers how to say colossus. It doesn't really matter how you say it as long as you get the point across that its that big walking protoss unit. I personally find it entertaining to hear what other people call it when they cast. If it really bothers you how its correctly said tell someone who cares like your english teacher because most people aren't that uptight.

P.S. Thanks for taking the time to post this though, it was quite informative. I just don't see why it really matters or that people are going to say it properly.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45971 Posts
April 16 2011 02:32 GMT
#78
On April 16 2011 11:20 KevinIX wrote:
This has probably been said already, but Colossus is an english word. So the plural isn't Colossee, instead, it can simply be pronounced Coloxen.


What? Coloxen?

Blizzard refers to the plural as Colossi.

We also know that octopus becomes octopi, and that we don't have rhinoceroxen or rhomboxen or cactoxen either.

Colossi is fine, thanks
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Kerotan
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
England2111 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-16 02:36:26
April 16 2011 02:34 GMT
#79
I personally use the Original greek route, and refer to them as Colossopods.
Seriously, this thread is totes dumb, from a players point of view, I don't need to say the unit name every time I build one, and from a casters point of view, I don't think anyone is confused when the term colossi is used in all circumstances but singular.

Plus Coloxon is a great word.

-edit

On April 16 2011 11:32 SARgeant47 wrote:
I think this is a hilarious thread because (not to be racist) a latino has to tell english speakers how to say colossus.

Quoted for hilarious misunderstanding of what being Latin this context means.
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Bear4188
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1797 Posts
April 16 2011 02:34 GMT
#80
On April 16 2011 11:20 DrGreen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2011 10:09 Backpack wrote:
If people had trouble with colossi/colossuses, how do you expect them to remember 7 more ways of saying it?


In Polish every word have 7+ forms.

Funny that americans can't remember 7 forms of one word.


You hear that Brits? The language is ours now!
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