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On August 11 2010 10:59 nam nam wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2010 10:57 LegendaryZ wrote:On August 11 2010 10:47 nam nam wrote:On August 11 2010 10:11 supernova wrote:
–noun, plural nex·us·es, nex·us
That's from dictionary.com Apparently both of those are fine while Nexi is wrong. Let me know when the bolded part is added. nexus (ˈnɛksəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
— n , pl nexus
1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond
2. a connected group or series
3. an anchor for a protoss colony
[C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind] nex·us [nek-suhs] Show IPA
–noun, plural nex·us·es, nex·us.
1.
a means of connection; tie; link.
2.
a connected series or group.
3.
the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
4.
Cell Biology . a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion. You can have a nexus of many things. The Protoss Nexus is a nexus of psychic power where the Protoss access their psionic energy matrix. This point serves as the anchor for a Protoss colony. It isn't called a "Nexus" because it is the anchor for a Protoss colony. It is the anchor for a Protoss colony BECAUSE it's a nexus. Do you see where the problem with your thinking here is? No.
Let's say we're talking about Terran buildings. You don't need "Terran manufacturing facility" in the dictionary definition of "Factory" for us to know that "Factories" is the proper plural form. Terran Factories are called "factories" because they're factories as we know and define them today. They're simply factories that produce Siege Tanks rather than cars.
Similarly, the Protoss Nexus is called a nexus simply because that's what it is. It isn't an exotic word of some sort. It's merely a descriptive term that's used the same way we would use it today. It's not an alien word. It's plain English. The current dictionary definition of "nexus" describes what a Protoss nexus essentially is.
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Thank you Peabody. That was exactly the point I was trying to convey, yet I failed so miserably at doing so. (In regards to the first paragraph just to clarify)
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um Nexus is in the dictionary. The plural is nexuses.
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Beat me to it.
You FAIL, crushgroove. GG Blizzard.
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goose geese, moose meese.
C'mon man. Easy stuff.
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some people need to pick up a dictionary and find the correct plural in English for nexus is nexuses, and the correct plural for colossus is colossi
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Basically when other cultures take language from another, they fuck it up, its a fact of life, so unless the word is fully latin (french,spanish,german.etc) please stop trying to act like it is perfectly acceptable in both.
its nexuses
but OTHER -us endings
colossus, octopus, cactus, magus
are, colossi, octopi, cacti, magi
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Dude for any English spelling problem always apply the simple rule i before e unless after c it's simple sceince!
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Hmm idk about that I think cactuses is a perfectly reasonable and probably better plural for cactus. Even though the spell checker doesn't agree...
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On August 11 MuTT wrote
"penus....peni!"
i hate to be vulgar but,
uh
"penis" is the correct spelling, the nonexistant "us" doesn't translate into a "i"
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Nexusus are what I call it in our head.
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On August 11 2010 05:46 Liquid`Tyler wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2010 05:42 TzTz wrote:
Well nexus is latin. I don't know whether it's -u declination or not. Depending on that the plural would be nexi or nexus. In the latter case the "u" would be pronounced longer than in the singular. But Maybe Protoss call it completely differently and Nexus is just the Terran term for it and thus free for us to mess around with... hahaha it's not Latin. It's English!
Nexus is latin.
One of the usage of this term was for making contract to sell yourself as a slave to pay your debts in Rome. But anyway, the word itself is latin.
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