Author Topic: The Forums Stats Thread that Mop it up and Stratos Abandoned (Read 187399 times)

EasyCure · « **Reply #75 on:** March 15, 2009, 07:26:18 PM »

i didn't read his post, to be honest. i dont know enough generless people to care.

Mop it up · « **Reply #76 on:** March 15, 2009, 09:33:15 PM »

A genderless pronoun wouldn't just be for genderless people, it would also be for the times when you don't know the sex of a person. Wouldn't using such a word be better than guessing (such as what you just did) or using something like "he/she"?

Quote from: insanolord on March 15, 2009, 06:59:27 AM

In a series of sci-fi novels that I read there's a character who is both male and female who is referred to by the pronoun 'hir'.

The problem with that word is that when pronounced aloud it would sound too similar to "her".

Stratos · « **Reply #77 on:** March 16, 2009, 04:28:50 AM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 15, 2009, 09:33:15 PM

A genderless pronoun wouldn't just be for genderless people, it would also be for the times when you don't know the sex of a person. Wouldn't using such a word be better than guessing (such as what you just did) or using something like "he/she"?

Quote from: insanolord on March 15, 2009, 06:59:27 AM
In a series of sci-fi novels that I read there's a character who is both male and female who is referred to by the pronoun 'hir'.
The problem with that word is that when pronounced aloud it would sound too similar to "her".

Depends on how it's pronounced. It is an alien race so authors are fond of creating very abstract ~~spelling~~ *EDIT* pronunciation for alien terms. I think Timothy Zahn does a pretty good job creating very convincing alien terms.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #78 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:08:34 AM »

This thread gets a F- from me.

Stratos · « **Reply #79 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:15:31 AM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 05:08:34 AM

This thread gets a F- from me.

Don't pick on me because I'm a language nerd...

ThePerm · « **Reply #80 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:25:19 PM »

german has three genders, plural and singular, and a difference between formal and informal
a couple of these are homophones

singular
er - he
sie - she
es - it
sie - they

du - You (you know the person)
Sie - you (you don't know the person, or have a working relationship)
Sie - ya'll
ihr - ya'll
wir - we

then words have genders, and based on their case in the sentence those chage
if theres an adjective it reflects the gender and the case. If you don't prctice it you forget it.

Stratos · « **Reply #81 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:10:53 PM »

I didn't get that far in German when I tried my hand at it long ago, but I find it interesting that the words for she, they, you-formal and ya'll (is that the feminine form of it?) are all the same.

Are the pronunciations the same or are they different.
I know that the feminine singular matches the masculine 2nd person plural in Hebrew so you have to rely on context to determine if someone is referring to a girl or a group of men.

Mop it up · « **Reply #82 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:28:56 PM »

Quote from: Stratos on March 16, 2009, 04:28:50 AM

Depends on how it's pronounced. It is an alien race so authors are fond of creating very abstract ~~spelling~~ *EDIT* pronunciation for alien terms.

The point of creating a genderless pronoun would be to simplify language, so creating yet another alternate way to pronounce a group of letters isn't a good idea because the English language is complicated enough!

Sounds like other languages aren't really any simpler though...

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 05:08:34 AM

This thread gets a F- from me.

Okay, now I really don't know what we did wrong. But if you don't like this topic you don't have to read it just because it's here.

Stratos · « **Reply #83 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:33:09 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 16, 2009, 07:28:56 PM

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 05:08:34 AM
This thread gets a F- from me.
Okay, now I really don't know what we did wrong. But if you don't like this topic you don't have to read it just because it's here.

I'm glad to know it's not just me that's clueless about this. I am glad shes not a mod because not only would I be banned, but our thread would be locked too. Salt in the wound!

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #84 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:47:26 PM »

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Okay, now I really don't know what we did wrong. But if you don't like this topic you don't have to read it just because it's here.

I must read everything.

Stratos · « **Reply #85 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:49:49 PM »

At least we didn't get an "F - -"! (Strong Bad reference)

Mop it up · « **Reply #86 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:51:53 PM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 07:47:26 PM

I must read everything.

Then I apologize for every post in this topic, and please accept a preemptive apology for every post I will make in the future.

That's about all I can think to offer... Maybe there's something I could do to get on your good side?

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #87 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:11:16 AM »

Quote from: Stratos on March 15, 2009, 06:34:23 PM

Quote from: insanolord on March 15, 2009, 06:59:27 AM
In a series of sci-fi novels that I read there's a character who is both male and female who is referred to by the pronoun 'hir'.

What series was it?

Star Trek: New Frontier

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 07:47:26 PM

I must read everything.

You shouldn't have made that fact public, someone could take advantage of that and make something you'd really hate which you would then be forced to read.

decoyman · « **Reply #88 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:08:26 PM »

I just recently heard phe as a replacement for he/she. Don't know where that came from, and I honestly don't know if I like it.

It just sounds weird. Phe.

It sounds like the sound a mouse might make when it sneezed.

Mop it up · « **Reply #89 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:49:24 PM »

Well, "phe" is at least still a three-letter word and also one syllable, so it could work.
Any new word would probably sound weird because you're not used to hearing/saying it.

Stratos · « **Reply #90 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:52:23 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 18, 2009, 05:49:24 PM

Well, "phe" is at least still a three-letter word and also one syllable, so it could work.
Any new word would probably sound weird because you're not used to hearing/saying it.

I remember a classmate a long while ago recommended the term 'Wan' to replace man when dealing with humanity as a whole. Wan kind.

Quote from: insanolord on March 18, 2009, 09:11:16 AM

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 16, 2009, 07:47:26 PM

I must read everything.

You shouldn't have made that fact public, someone could take advantage of that and make something you'd really hate which you would then be forced to read.

Heh, oh the things I could do knowing that piece of information.

Mop it up · « **Reply #91 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:01:27 PM »

Wan huh? I don't think I like that one. Add a "G" to it and you get wang.

Also "wan" is already a word. It means "pale" or "dim".

Anyways, another thread derail being brought here:

Quote from: Stratos on March 18, 2009, 05:24:43 AM

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 18, 2009, 03:33:21 AM
Quote from: Stratos on March 18, 2009, 02:16:06 AM
They make a number of mistakes as well, as they have admitted on numerous occasions.
Really? They have? Where?
E3 2008, nuff said.

You mean how they apologized to fans for a weak showing at E3? Okay, that's one, but it wasn't anything major. They were just trying to patch things up with their longtime fans.
What other mistakes have they admitted? GCN - GBA connectivity? Broadband adapter but no online games? Virtual Boy? They still owe us for that one!

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #92 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:05:14 PM »

VIrtual Boy was great, no need to apologize for that. Besides it isn't like businesses apologize much in general. Besides Nintendo doesn't owe anyone anything.

Stratos · « **Reply #93 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:08:26 PM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 18, 2009, 06:05:14 PM

VIrtual Boy was great, no need to apologize for that. Besides it isn't like businesses apologize much in general. Besides Nintendo doesn't owe anyone anything.

We should start a Virtual Boy club.

Mop it up · « **Reply #94 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:10:58 PM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on March 18, 2009, 06:05:14 PM

VIrtual Boy was great, no need to apologize for that. Besides it isn't like businesses apologize much in general. Besides Nintendo doesn't owe anyone anything.

I was being facetious with the Virtual Boy comment since it is so hated on. I half-expected you to show up to defend it though because of your love of the 3DO.

I've never played a Virtual Boy but the concept is intriguing. It's one of the few products which I believe was truly ahead of its time, as it needed to have full colour to be successful but then it would have been too costly. It's also a shame that one of Nintendo's greatest minds, Gumpei Yokoi, was forced to resign due to that fiasco.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #95 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:14:22 PM »

I only defended the 3DO because a certain someone insulted with something NO SYSTEM deserves to be insulted with, including the Atari Jaguar and that was the statement that it was home to the horrific Zelda games.

Stratos · « **Reply #96 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:14:52 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 18, 2009, 06:01:27 PM

Wan huh? I don't think I like that one. Add a "G" to it and you get wang.

Also "wan" is already a word. It means "pale" or "dim".

When you put it that way, yeah, it's not very good. I wish I had thought of that in class.

Mop it up · « **Reply #97 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:17:23 PM »

You're still going to hold me to that little name slip-up? It's not like I meant to do it!

Stratos · « **Reply #98 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:18:35 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on March 18, 2009, 06:17:23 PM

You're still going to hold me to that little name slip-up? It's not like I meant to do it!

She's cruel like that. You'll never live that one down. Death is the only escape.

Mop it up · « **Reply #99 on:** March 19, 2009, 03:05:51 AM »

Quote from: Stratos on March 19, 2009, 02:59:19 AM

PS-Don't we have a separate thread for these off-shoots?

Yes we do, but you didn't respond to a couple of things I tried to move here. I don't know it it's because you had nothing to say or because you didn't notice, so sometimes I'm not sure what should be moved here...

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I hope you don't work in the morning.

9AM.
But I've been living off four hours of sleep every night for years now so I'll be alright.

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