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IZON
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Posted - 2003.08.21 18:16:00 -
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Ignorance, some may call it bliss but we call it 'dumbing down' especially when national identities are concerned.
Since when has the American flag usurped the Union Jack as the symbol for 'English' in the help section? (Click on the round life saver ring and you'll see it). They speak French in Canada too, why not replace French flag with that of the Canadian one, that would make sense too, wouldn't it?.
English is spoken all over the world but the language only came from one country. If you're going to signify the language with a flag for heaven's sake use the correct one - (either the Union Jack or the St George). It's highly ironic knowing that CCP's servers are based in the UK (London) and CCP themselves are a European company.
...And it's a Lift! Not an Elevator 'dammit!'
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Posted - 2003.08.21 18:23:00 -
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I completely agree, this outrage will not go without vengeance. 
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Halo Jones
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Posted - 2003.08.21 18:45:00 -
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Well I must say i found this somewhat strange too initially. I am Irish, yet do speak English....
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Igwilve
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Posted - 2003.08.21 18:51:00 -
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I've noticed this, too. Still the two languages diverge enough that choosing one or the other might prove quite informative.
Incidentally, my favourite Canadian developer (BioWare) uses a Canadian flag to indicate English on their sites.
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PsyBlade
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Posted - 2003.08.21 18:54:00 -
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Living in Ireland, speaking Dutch... so how about we all go and play outside...
sheesh... you ppl seem to amaze me with the weird things you come up.
Altough this makes my day good...
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:00:00 -
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Well by using an americam flag as the icon, they are maybe being more specific as to what sort of dialect is being used on the site.
Who cares really, as long as I can understand it I don't care.
Also american market is bigger than the british market, so maybe they are trying to target the larger market. Who can blame them?
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Milos Oberonov
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:02:00 -
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Ignorance, some may call it bliss but we call it 'dumbing down' especially when national identities are concerned...
...And it's a Lift! Not an Elevator 'dammit!'
Hmmm.
If you ever get over to the States for a visit, make sure you bring a small Union Jack to hang in the back window of your car.
It won't earn you any respect, but you will be allowed to use the 'handicapped' parking spaces.
 
"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will one day plow for those who don't." -T. Jefferson |
Absinthe Addict
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:06:00 -
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Removed. Not only is the forum english only, what you said isn't very nice ;) - Orestes, ModSquad |
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:08:00 -
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I dont speak english. I speak American. There /is/ a difference, having lived in England for a few years, I know this.
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Bad Harlequin
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:15:00 -
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i demand that we properly revert to the Union Jack to signifiy the origins of English, and then decree than anyone not speaking in iambic pentameter be podded on sight. 
Forsooth, this knave's a dev'ious sort of lad
Whose jabs and rants doth earn him well the name
of Troll; more feared than any Pirate's guns!
so Ha.
You are in a maze of twisty little asteroids, all alike. |
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Milos Oberonov
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:15:00 -
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Removed. Not only is the forum english only, what you said isn't very nice ;) - Orestes, ModSquad
And I thought Absinthe made the heart grow fonder...
"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will one day plow for those who don't." -T. Jefferson |
Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:19:00 -
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I'm from Sunderland.
I don't even know what language I speak but I do know that every sentence must end in "like", like.
LEEEEERRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! |
Bad Harlequin
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:23:00 -
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Word, y0.
You are in a maze of twisty little asteroids, all alike. |
Grinning Dragon
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:30:00 -
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There is no such thing as American English, someone please inform Microsoft.
Say No More!
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:33:00 -
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I always thought it funny sometimes you get an option for "English" and "International English". WTF is the difference?
I also remember learning...a long time ago, the metric system in elementary school. They were teaching it to use because "We will convert to it...soon". I'm STILL waiting for us to get rid of that stupid standard system. Which, IMO, isn't a standard for anything.
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trap
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:36:00 -
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w3 0wnz0r j0o 4ll!
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Sc0rpion
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:38:00 -
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I'm STILL waiting for us to get rid of that stupid standard system. Which, IMO, isn't a standard for anything.
That one has always boggled me too. The U.S. is advanced in so many ways, but they insist on clinging to this outdated measurement system, despite the fact that the entire industrialized world, and even thier own scientific community now use metric.
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Hematic
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Posted - 2003.08.21 19:45:00 -
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""I'm STILL waiting for us to get rid of that stupid standard system. Which, IMO, isn't a standard for anything.""
Actually an inch is the exact measurement on a lever when weight doubles.
As for some of our other measurements I'm sure they made sense when they were first adopted. :)
To me metric seems arbitrary although it IS easier when calculating considering it fits with decimal quite a bit better.
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Limahong
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:13:00 -
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That one has always boggled me too. The U.S. is advanced in so many ways, but they insist on clinging to this outdated measurement system, despite the fact that the entire industrialized world, and even thier own scientific community now use metric.
It's all about money, specifically, how much it would cost to change to the metric system. A few years ago, I read that just changing the street signs to metric would cost a minimum of US$350 million. For the total cost, they said that it would be astronomical. |
Cervictor
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:48:00 -
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Actually an inch is the exact measurement on a lever when weight doubles.
Can someone explain this? I thought it was a measurement of length... I could be wrong though.
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Dan Forever
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:53:00 -
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by lever do you mean a uniform rod with a pivot and a weight at one end, and when that weight doubles the side on which the weight resides falls by exactly an inch?
With regards to "'Real' English" and "American English", I think they should do what many developers do and have both flags, you know where one corner is the american flag and the other is the union jack?
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Endureth
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:53:00 -
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It's more recognizable to a greater number of people. Plain and simple.
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Shock
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:53:00 -
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Well I must say i found this somewhat strange too initially. I am Irish, yet do speak English....
I asked this once on a holiday and the guy went quite mad about he didn't English but 'Oirish'. Pretty much the only thing I understood though.
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Athule Snanm
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:54:00 -
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Actually using a national flag to purely indicate language (and I assume that CCP don't assume that all English speakers are US based, especially seeing as all other languages are banned from the boards) is regarded as a boo-boo when doing localisation. The generally accepted 'correct' method these days is to simply put the name of the language in words.
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Shock
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Posted - 2003.08.21 20:54:00 -
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Edited by: Shock on 21/08/2003 21:39:34
fubar forum...
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Sixxshooter
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Posted - 2003.08.21 21:01:00 -
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I always thought it funny sometimes you get an option for "English" and "International English". WTF is the difference?
The difference is usually in the spelling of certain words (color, colour), and also different countries use different words to represent the same object (trunk, boot). Perhaps ccp is just making a point of saying that they use the american spelling and grammar on their site.
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IZON
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Posted - 2003.08.21 21:12:00 -
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Edited by: IZON on 21/08/2003 21:14:43
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Ignorance, some may call it bliss but we call it 'dumbing down' especially when national identities are concerned...
...And it's a Lift! Not an Elevator 'dammit!'
Hmmm.
If you ever get over to the States for a visit, make sure you bring a small Union Jack to hang in the back window of your car.
It won't earn you any respect, but you will be allowed to use the 'handicapped' parking spaces.
I've travelled quite extensively across the US, backpacking and what not. My backpack had a large'ish Union Jack sewn onto the back and trus' me it earned me loads of respect. Americans jus' 'lurv' us Brits, and they can't get enough of that 'English' accent. I collected enough anecdotes to last me a life time. I won't bore you with them, but some Americans (just a few) think London can be reached by train.  - straight up.
"...master! there's a guy in the south village called IZON, he is a Ninja!" |
Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.08.21 21:41:00 -
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Most of the Americans I rotated around in the US didn't realise there's more to the UK than London.
The girls really dig the UK accent though.....
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Kynoch
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Posted - 2003.08.21 21:47:00 -
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There is no such thing as American English, someone please inform Microsoft.
Say No More!
Actually I beg to differ. There is a distinct difference between British/English and American/English. I cant understant a wit of what some of you gits say over there in GB! Lol!
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Shock
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Posted - 2003.08.21 21:48:00 -
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The difference is usually in the spelling of certain words (color, colour), and also different countries use different words to represent the same object (trunk, boot). Perhaps ccp is just making a point of saying that they use the american spelling and grammar on their site.
Icelanding people seem to like the US
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