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

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.

Clonze

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.

eLiE

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.

Mercury-

Great Britain804 Posts

April 16 2011 02:23 GMT

#70

I prefer the term Laserbots tbh. Avoids problems like this.

Spinfuser

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

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

bkrow

Australia8532 Posts

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:

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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

dtz

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

Canada4196 Posts

April 16 2011 02:28 GMT

#75

On April 16 2011 11:20 DrGreen wrote:

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In Polish every word have 7+ forms.

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

Really? You had to go there?

iSTime

1579 Posts

April 16 2011 02:29 GMT

#76

Good thing english isn't latin.

SARgeant47

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.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States44199 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

Kerotan

England2109 Posts

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.

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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.