Ns Language

greyfox5 · January 2003

The language I am hearing ingame in NS is disturbing me a little. For example.

Nub, nubble, nubie. This seems a spinoff of n00b, Noob, noobie.
Stop it. Just stop. People dont deserve to be yelled at and be called a noobie, or nub, or any other name. People sometimes try and break people down, by yelling and insulting them, to try and make them better. Well some people dont just learn that way ****. Be polite for once and try and explain things to new players FFS.

FireStorm · January 2003

this mod is really young! we are all n00bz for the moment.

MMZ_Torak · January 2003

There are newbies and then there are n00bs. There is a big difference. I would bend over backward to help a newbie; n00bs can burn in hell.

Venmoch · January 2003

Venmochs Word Hate list:

Turrent (I mean what the heck is a turrent? It sounds like something to do with water, or bowel movements. One of those.....)
Gernade (It is spelt gREnade. Although I like using nade for short)

Canadianmonk3y · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jan 23 2003, 01:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Venmochs Word Hate list:

Turrent (I mean what the heck is a turrent? It sounds like something to do with water, or bowel movements. One of those.....)
Gernade (It is spelt gREnade. Although I like using nade for short)</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
What about "lurk"?
Or maybe some "sulks"?

MMZ_Torak · January 2003

Gorg
Skull
weilder

uranium_235 · January 2003

Newbie: Someone who is willing to learn and acknoledges that they are new. Newbie is a broad term, however. Newbies can also be people that make an attempt to learn the game before playing in a public server, such as by hosting a LAN game and playing alone, or reading the slideshow tutorial.

N00b: Someone who is new, and has made no attempt to learn, and believes that they know better then anyone else at how to become good at the game. I wish you could reach through the monitor and strangle these people.

Venmoch · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Canadianmonk3y @ Jan 23 2003, 06:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Or maybe some "sulks"?</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
I have a superb image of an alien sitting in some hive corner sulking about those n00b marines and their siege guns!

Weilder? What the guy that weilds the WELDER

I hate people who can't use English well (Unless it's a 2nd language. In that case I don't mind because I'm sure my German is pants!)

ubermensch · January 2003

plural of "Onos" : Oni

omfzg liek 6049 onoses's charging base i need a shottie NOW COMM NOW

Align · January 2003

I think its spelled wield, not weild... lemme check.
Ah yes; <a href='http://www.dictionary.com' target='_blank'>http://www.dictionary.com</a> gives these results:
<a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=weild' target='_blank'>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=weild</a>
<a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wield' target='_blank'>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wield</a>
Anyways. Yes. What everyone else has already said.
n00bs in my opinion are any person that misbehaves over a certain extent.

dmeep · January 2003

whatever happened to just being a jerk or idiot

n00b or whatever is som much cs-community imo and i dont think we need that in here

i rather have only new players then lots of people that goes on about noob this and noob that

as for some of theese misspelllings: some of us are not native english speakers and when i type fast i misspell even in swedish that is my native tounge
in gmae this is easil forgivable as so long as someone understand what you mean the message gets throufgh and that is the important part

wheter its a faed or a fade up in that went straight ahead does it really matter?

Big_Game_Hunter · January 2003

Plural of "Onos" : Onos

From the manual:
</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>the Onos are tanks </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>the Onos is the highest level response to any threat</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

There ya have it, both plural and singular.

uranium_235 · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jan 23 2003, 01:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I hate people who can't use English well (Unless it's a 2nd language. In that case I don't mind because I'm sure my German is pants!)</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

That's another pet peeve, the Koreans that know four words of english and scream at you to... SOMETHING....

And it gets worse when this happens: (I don't know any german, so this is gibberish)

Duchastmente joined the game

Charbrough: Duch a mack shein!
Duchastmente: Seig heil die past fraushen.
Charbrough: Mochschneil Duch.
HappyPants: Speak English or find a German server you tards!
Duchastmente: Giv strigoushaf mein charbrough, die haste!
Charbrough: Ya, hein stroufousen!
Duchastmente: Comm, we need a TF here!
Duchastmente: hahahah ya, strein schafsen, verdammt English!

Tabris · January 2003

Hell I dont even ask who the "Gorge" is anymore.

I just refer to him as "Fat" or "Fattah"

I.e. Alright... fine... you **** I'll fat this round.

Maus · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kann_nix @ Jan 23 2003, 07:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>plural of "Onos" : Oni</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Not an NS language peeve, but a general reality one: It's only ever pluralised with +i if it (a) has its roots in Latin (so that rules NS out) and (b) ends in -us (so that rules on<u>os</u> out, too)

It's like people who insist it's hippopotami instead of hippopotamuses. So annoying.

Yes, I'm a grammar nazi with issues.

PATRichc · January 2003

Me and my mates tend to refer to the Gorge as "George", one of the characters from the infinitely disturbing childrens TV show of yesteryear "Rainbow", or just "Fatteh"

Immacolata · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Souris @ Jan 23 2003, 09:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Yes, I'm a grammar nazi with issues.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
The Grammer Nazi: "No alphabet soup for YOU!"
Come back in one year.

Link · January 2003

I have no problem with non-english types (Except you bloody yanks, obviously <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'>) but in a game where good comunication is second to non, please do not join UK servers if you do not speak usable english.

Ok, I just realised exactly how pointless posting that was...

Vimstl · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Souris @ Jan 23 2003, 03:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Not an NS language peeve, but a general reality one: It's only ever pluralised with +i if it (a) has its roots in Latin (so that rules NS out) and (b) ends in -us (so that rules on<u>os</u> out, too)

It's like people who insist it's hippopotami instead of hippopotamuses. So annoying.

Yes, I'm a grammar nazi with issues.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
LOL - as if you can cite authoritatively on the plural form of a made-up word.

In the english language, forms are established by usage. If usage dictates that the plural of onos is onage, for example, then that's what it is. Furthermore, regional differences are also supported. By the way, one of my degrees is a BA in English Literature (with Honours, of course.)

Maus · January 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Vimstl @ Jan 24 2003, 08:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>By the way, one of my degrees is a BA in English Literature (with Honours, of course.)</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Did that include a linguisics section dealing with prescreptive versus descriptive grammar, by any chance? Just wondering if you know how silly your argument is or not <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Insanity · January 2003

Yeah, I see people calling gorges 'fatty' a lot now.
I just call them Georges.

Speed_2_Dave · January 2003

lol@the guy who couldn't understand what the heini's were saying. One of my most treasured experiences was, while playing CS on a german pub, an American joins the game. He immiedately(sp?) starts complaining since noone(sp?) wrote or talked in english there. He eventually screamed "what are you guys doing? If you wanna talk German go play on a German server!"

At this comment, we politely told him to press tab, and read closer. I don't know if he got the chance, as he "disappeared" shortly afterwards.

As for language, it is physically painful to hardcore NS players to see a n00b. Newbs generally mean someone will follow you, learn the map, etc. a N00b runs off, dies, alerts all of the aliens to a secret marine advance, etc.

Shockeh · January 2003

Comedic however, is the fact that an Oni is a demonic thing, harbinger of luck (good or <b>BAD</b>, in the case of NS) in Japanese culture.

(note : No, I am not an expert in Japanese culture. I have an avid interest, that is all. I may be wrong. Please don't sulk at me, I won't care.) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'>

airyK · January 2003

fat, fatteh = gorge? what servers you play on? lol, never heard that term. i like to scream piggy piggy when im about to kill a gorge , or just killed one.... i find it funny,
ive always found that n00b and newbie are the same thing, at least to me, but i can see how so you could say that...interesting....

Shockeh · January 2003

Funny, BlueGhost has seen me as Gorge turn around & charge the marine with spray, while spamming

<b>"DON'T P*SS OFF THE GORGE! DON'T MAKE HIM ANGRY!"</b>

And win. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

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