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Kitimortoa
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Posted - 2010.01.28 20:52:00 -
[151]
 Originally by: Suboran
armor is the most misspelt word in eve
Fixed that for you.
Darn pesky U invading words it doesn't belong in.
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Esrevid Nekkeg
Justified and Ancient
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Posted - 2010.01.28 20:52:00 -
[152]
Gurastas
Every time I encounter Gurista's in a mission I envision them having long dreadlocks. Shooting at me while playing Bob Marley songs.......
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Ryhss
Caldari
The Templar Navy
SRS.
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Posted - 2010.01.28 20:53:00 -
[153]
Originally by: Rainus Max
Id rather it was spelt right: ARMOUR, COLOUR
Stupid Americans chopping up the ENGLISH language, reminds me the conversation my dad had with an American:
Dad - I'm from Yorkshire in England (that's not pronounced Yorkshire its York-sha)
Yank - You speak good English, where did you learn it?
 We don't speak english, we left england, we speak american. We're both right in our own country. :)
Now its my county's language use it right or I'll start calling it "the Big Arple" and "Washingstone DC"
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Myfanwy Pisces
P H O E N I X
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Posted - 2010.01.28 20:54:00 -
[154]
Armour
Colour
Honour
CALLING ALL YANKS! Read 'Arm-or' out loud the way its spelt. Don't send me exceptions to this rule, it should be quite clear I'm venting! 
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Geisladiskur
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:10:00 -
[155]
Originally by: nakKEDK
Only ones i can come up with atm is : ammar, kestral and gallante!
My eyes bleed everytime i see them 
You complain but still you use lower case "i" when it should be "I". So you should spell the last sentence "My eyes bleed everytime I see them"
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Deimos Draganov
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:24:00 -
[156]
Originally by: Myfanwy Pisces
Armour
Colour
Honour
CALLING ALL YANKS! Read 'Arm-or' out loud the way its spelt. Don't send me exceptions to this rule, it should be quite clear I'm venting!
Armor, Color, and Honor are correct spellings.
Saying it aloud as "ARM-OR" results in the correct pronunciation.
American English is as valid as English English. In fact, Americans (up until the early 20th century) was considered (by many) to speak a more pure form of the language than the dialect which was prevalent in Britain at the time.
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Anarius Faust
Quality Control.
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:24:00 -
[157]
Concorde
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nakKEDK
Gallente
x13
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:26:00 -
[158]
Originally by: Geisladiskur
Originally by: nakKEDK
Only ones i can come up with atm is : ammar, kestral and gallante!
My eyes bleed everytime i see them
You complain but still you use lower case "i" when it should be "I". So you should spell the last sentence "My eyes bleed everytime I see them"
FFS, English is my 4th language and even I know that.
OMG u must b super anoyed?
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Stuart Price
Caldari
The Black Rabbits
The Gurlstas Associates
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:31:00 -
[159]
Surprisingly for someone who insists on using correct spelling and grammar in SMM messages (I've also been known to correct memos at work from higher powers and explain to them why their use of language is terrible), many of the examples here don't bother me so much when written.
The spoken ones annoy me more when I'm on voice comms. "Megathoron", is my current berserk button for no particular reason.
As for the whole US/UK english debate? Since the game goes with US spellings, I use those for module names (since they are named nouns) and UK spellings (since that's where I am from) for all other instances. This is the correct way for us Brit***s to be doing it.
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Deimos Draganov
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:35:00 -
[160]
Originally by: Stuart Price
As for the whole US/UK english debate? Since the game goes with US spellings, I use those for module names (since they are named nouns) and UK spellings (since that's where I am from) for all other instances. This is the correct way for us Brit***s to be doing it.
I think this is reasonable. I hate the arguments between the two sides and I think we just need to view them as very distinct dialects. Both are equally valid in their own context.
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u die
Minmatar
Sugarcane Technologies
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:38:00 -
[161]
Originally by: Zann Mei
Hangar -> Hanger 
This is my favourite, you may encounter this even in dev blogs.
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Doc Punkiller
Caldari
Section XIII
Sect1on XIII
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:40:00 -
[162]
In the end, the english language loose.
/success
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Deimos Draganov
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:55:00 -
[163]
Originally by: Doc Punkiller
In the end, the english language loose.
/success
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nakKEDK
Gallente
x13
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.28 22:10:00 -
[164]
Originally by: Deimos Draganov
Originally by: Doc Punkiller
In the end, the english language loose.
/success
Futurama FTFW
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Jawas
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.01.29 05:32:00 -
[165]
palladin
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Kyra Felann
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.01.29 08:29:00 -
[166]
Originally by: Sokratesz
Originally by: Dretzle Omega
Originally by: Mara Rinn
Originally by: Dretzle Omega
And why do you guys throw that extra letter in there? Do you pronounce it? Or is the U just a soothing letter across the pond? 
The colour-sans-"U" spelling and spelling "-ise" as "-ize" were invented by Noah Webster, while compiling a dictionary of standard "American" words. The misspelling was intentionally introduced as a way of further distancing the terrorist faction from the British Empire.
Wikipedia says it's because "As a spelling reformer, Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex"
Dumbing things down so the masses can more easily comprehend them - hmm where have we seen that before
There's nothing wrong with complexity--needless complexity can be a problem, though.
There is no need for all those extra letters. They don't affect the pronunciation--in fact, given the way they're pronounced, it makes more sense without them. To me, "colour" reads as "col-oohr", while "centre" looks like "centruh" to me. Obviously, I'm biased, growing up and living in the US, but based on all the other words I know in the English language, the spelling vs pronunciation of those words seem off to me.
If you're alluding to 1984, that was different--getting rid of most words, would lose all the descriptive words with their subtle shades of meaning. "Superb" is not the same as doubleplusgood, for instance.
Changing the spelling of French-derived words so that they're free of extraneous letters and actually look the way they sound is something else entirely, whether you think it was the right thing or not.
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Thargat
Caldari
The Executives
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.29 08:42:00 -
[167]
Goon (should be spelled Gone)
Breathing 0.0
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Actualsize
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Posted - 2010.01.29 09:38:00 -
[168]
Originally by: Asuka Smith
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Trazec
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Posted - 2010.01.29 09:49:00 -
[169]
The common your/you're, erroneously used apostrophes, stuff like that...
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Shiina Sakurako
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Posted - 2010.01.29 10:03:00 -
[170]
Edited by: Shiina Sakurako on 29/01/2010 10:05:45
Edited by: Shiina Sakurako on 29/01/2010 10:04:28
Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
EVE itself, even overcapitalized by its developers.
Eve Online is just like that: Eve Online. It is not EVE Online, EVE-Online, or EvE (despite the original logo).
It's Eve Online.
Epic fail. D: You noticed EVE is capitalized by it's DEVELOPERS
Then you go and point out what you think it should not be.. Then you go and say what it should be.
Are you a developer? D:
Or wait... a DEVELOPER.
Therefore, what the DEVELOPER says it is, it is.
Monies, you owe me 5 isk for my time. Fail to pay and I'm locking my turrents on you.
By the way, I realize I'm quoting someone from page 1. =P
Felt the need to troll. it's my duty.
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Clawz0r
Amarr
The Fallen Brotherhood
Ultimate Military Science and Commerce Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.29 10:03:00 -
[171]
Just people that spell stuff in the game that's already there to spell correctly.
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Sephki
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.01.29 10:25:00 -
[172]
Originally by: Tuberider
If all of you kids were asked at school to do a spelling test, you'd probably throw your dummy out the pram and complain yet you're willing to make a thread about it. Wonderful, all of you you get A's for spelling. 
Fixed. Honestly, life is too short to be too serious.
Oh, and "Salvanger". I've seen that from time to time.
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Allen Ramses
Caldari
Typo Corp
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Posted - 2010.01.29 12:00:00 -
[173]
Off the top of my head:
Turrent
Megathorn
Rohk
Fraction
Caracel
Trasher
Missle
Torpedos
Cynosurial
Defence
Core (rather than corp)
I also once saw "thei're". I am seriously not joking.
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nakKEDK
Gallente
x13
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.29 12:55:00 -
[174]
As stated before "defence" is spelled right Like armor or armour
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Elynath
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.01.29 13:29:00 -
[175]
I started gathering these from chats when i noticed sacrilege is often misspelled
Sacrilidge
Sacriledge
Sacrilige
Sacrilage
Sacriladge
Sacrilegi
Sadrilege
Sadrilige
Sadriledge
Sadrillage
Scarilege
Scarilige
Sacrelidge
Sacrelige
Sacriege
Sacralige
Sacralidge
Sacliage
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Anabella Rella
Minmatar
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.01.29 16:56:00 -
[176]
Ones that make me twitch when I see them:
Ammar
Minimatar
Fraction
Ones that make me wonder if they stayed awake in the 3rd grade:
to instead of too
your instead of you're
Abuse of apostrophes for pluralization
The one that makes me want to slap the person for egregious abuse of a dead language:
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Buhhdust Princess
Reverse Psychology.
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Posted - 2010.01.29 17:11:00 -
[177]
I read page one, no1 said Triumvirate?
Triumverate
Tryumvirat(e)
Triumvaret(e)
Triumviret(e)
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Karma
Vortex Incorporated
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Posted - 2010.01.29 17:18:00 -
[178]
Edited by: Karma on 29/01/2010 17:22:32
EVE is obviously an acronym. See my signature for more information.
BCU (it's called Ballistic Control System, not unit).
DCU (it's just called a Damage Control, not unit).
PDU (it's Power Diagnostic System, not unit).
but these only make people confused, they don't really make your eyes bleed...
Fractions.
Tristran.
Vexxor.
Harbringer.
Minmattar/Minnmatar (it just feels like there should be a double-letter in there somewhere, though).
Reckon ships (y'reckon?).
Guild (when referring to corps)
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Sephki
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.01.29 17:34:00 -
[179]
Originally by: Allen Ramses
Off the top of my head:
Turrent
Megathorn
Rohk
Fraction
Caracel
Trasher
Missle
Torpedos
Cynosurial
Defence
Core (rather than corp)
I claim the "Trasher" is intentional. Best name adaptation for a destroyer (which doesn't exactly destroy much except for the pilot's own wallet).
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Rashmika Clavain
Gallente
Revelation Space
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Posted - 2010.01.29 17:36:00 -
[180]
Apologies if this has been mentioned:
Armour
Stabaliser
Energised
That is all.
Removed. Please keep your EVE signature related to your EVE persona and not that of a real life politician. Navigator |
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