If You Saw More Then One Onos...

X_Stickman · January 2004

Since i mainly use voice comm for such warnings (no way i'm gonna stop and type with an onos in my face) i just say "2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 Onos". Because i hate saying "oni" for some reason.

BlackMage · January 2004

... and this, kids, is why alcohol is bad for you <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

lyndak · January 2004

Shouldn't you teach the "Drinking leads to double posting" moral in another thread?

boooger · January 2004

I voted for Onos because: Onos, to me, seems that it would fall in the same category of words such as deer and fish. Considering the pattern usually stays the same for animals (the Onos is an alien animal, but an animal nonetheless), I would say "Look, an Onos!" If referring to multiple targets, I would say "Look, there are some Onos!" I am almost positive that this the correct way because, if there ends up being a different kind of Onos (cough NS2), Onoses would be correct in referring to multiple species of Onos.

If we went with Onii, there would be no way to discern between multiple Onos and different species of Onos. <u> You could use either Onos or Onii for NS, simply because there aren't multiple species of Onos.</u> But if it is to be used correctly in NS2, given multiple species of Onos actually exist, Onii wouldn't cut it. And now, I am officially done talking.

Umbraed_Monkey · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Jan 5 2004, 06:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Alot of people used to say "Oni" back in 1.x because Onos were vicious end-game basewreckers, so I think it related well to "oni," which means demon or devil in Japanese. Onii are barely deserving of the title "beast" in 2.0 and 2.01  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
nay, the onos are neither japanese or demon-like. Those of you who find similarities between onos and japanese demons are the ones who are drunk (and how!)

I stand by official documentations.

Supernorn · January 2004

Is it me....or has Fletcher been making extra accounts to support his claim? namely "Wonderhorse" and "FlakX"
bad Fletcher! you cant cheat in a public poll! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Extreme · January 2004

Yay, I don't think like a drunk irish!!! I think flay should have put an option for onoses, because that is what I use. Onos = singular, too confusing to use for both, Onoses = plural, Oni reminds me of those Latin (or whatever) words, and reminds me of school, thus Oni = bad (and plus I would never say that over voice because would it be pronounced: on i, on e, own i, own e?

Sops · January 2004

Well if you are talking about just one it would be Onos so according to the English language it would either have to be Onoses or there would have to be another word for it (like mice and mouse) so I vote Oni

Fletcher · January 2004

MAKING EXTRA ACCOUNTS TO CHEAT!

I bloody resent that!

I merely called on my friends from serves to go vote as well, im sure theres a way to check the ip of the accounts last post.
so go off away out of that.
ya filthy pikey <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
<ONOS!RUN!>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'>

Umbraed_Monkey · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maverick102 @ Jan 5 2004, 07:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Well if you are talking about just one it would be Onos so according to the English language it would either have to be Onoses or there would have to be another word for it (like mice and mouse) so I vote Oni  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
sheep,

sheep.

MrMojo · January 2004

No fair, he's cheating ! Look at how close the poll is. Me and norn are still voting for Oni, so it's right ! Me and norn are always right. Well, me anyways.

lyndak · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (supernorn2000 @ Jan 5 2004, 07:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Is it me....or has Fletcher been making extra accounts to support his claim? namely "Wonderhorse" and "FlakX"
bad Fletcher! you cant cheat in a public poll! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Nah, Wonderhorse is one of his mates, and FlakX is one of my old Clan members...

MrMojo · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jan 5 2004, 07:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maverick102 @ Jan 5 2004, 07:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Well if you are talking about just one it would be Onos so according to the English language it would either have to be Onoses or there would have to be another word for it (like mice and mouse) so I vote Oni </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
sheep,

sheep.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
<a href='http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hippopotamus' target='_blank'>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hippopotamus</a>

Maybe it's Onoses, although that sounds a bit stupid. The second answer is Oni then.

Johny_Cage · January 2004

Vote for the "Onos" Song

99 onos in our base
99 onos
Shotty one down, run around
98 onos left in our base
.
.
.
1 onos in our base
1 little onos
shotty it down, jump up and down
99 bottles of onos on the wall

(All right reserved, "Onos" Ltd. 2004)

lyndak · January 2004

Poetic licence

Predmid · January 2004

I say oni, because in one of the original posts of the changing to 2.0 flayra said something along the lines of "the oni are running wild" and so ive said "oni" when i see more then one...but im usually on alien side so its more "omg where were you when we needed those nodes/chambers/hives etc"

BattleTech · January 2004

Oni is the forum name for multiple Onos.
Onos is the name for multiple Onos ingame.

So there should be a "both" options. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Johny_Cage · January 2004

/me *claps* at BattleTech cause I think you meant to say "Onos is the ingame name for multiple Onos"

true true, and this vote is about ingame onos

Alurcard2 · January 2004

43/43 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>
Someone told me that it was oni and i have used it since

Phanneh · January 2004

Didn't you post on the frontpage or something that it was in fact Oni/Onoi or something of that nature. So, thats my answer.

Umbraed_Monkey · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Jan 5 2004, 07:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jan 5 2004, 07:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maverick102 @ Jan 5 2004, 07:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Well if you are talking about just one it would be Onos so according to the English language it would either have to be Onoses or there would have to be another word for it (like mice and mouse) so I vote Oni </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
sheep,

sheep. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
<a href='http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hippopotamus' target='_blank'>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hippopotamus</a>

Maybe it's Onoses, although that sounds a bit stupid. The second answer is Oni then.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
The point is, theres no English rule against singular and plural forms being the same.

on another note, let us recap:

reason for calling it onos: its in the manual
reason for calling it oni(i): thats what Flayra calls it

Now that Flayra is having a poll to determine which is right, the reason for calling it oni(i) is void.

Umbraed_Monkey · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Johny Cage @ Jan 5 2004, 07:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> 99 bottles of onos on the wall  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Reminds me of another rigged poll involving onos <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Good times..

BattleTech · January 2004

Look at all the Onoses heading this way! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>
Look at all the Onos heading this way! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>
Look at all the Oni heading this way! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

Testament · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jan 6 2004, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Jan 5 2004, 06:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Alot of people used to say "Oni" back in 1.x because Onos were vicious end-game basewreckers, so I think it related well to "oni," which means demon or devil in Japanese. Onii are barely deserving of the title "beast" in 2.0 and 2.01 </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
nay, the onos are neither japanese or demon-like. Those of you who find similarities between onos and japanese demons are the ones who are drunk (and how!)

I stand by official documentations.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I never said Japanese demons did I? Bah, that's the reason people were giving back in 1.x.

Da_Sarge · January 2004

I remember that this has been discussed wayyy back when. I think it was before 1.0 was released... but I remember that everyone (including devs I think) agreed on onos as being plural. This was a while ago, but I still stick with it.
Onos: <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'>
Onos: <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'>

Testament · January 2004

I thought it ended with "Onii" as the plural?

GreyPaws · January 2004

Onos:

1 is just as bad as 2 if no one shows up.

rknZ · January 2004

OMG THERE ARE 4 ONOS OUTSIDE OUR BASE!!!!"!£$

Fro5ty · January 2004

From the ingame standpoint, when people are talking about more than one Onos, they usually include something like "buncha onos" or "alotta onos." Maybe Flayra should talk to the dictionary people about this and see what they say.

Umbraed_Monkey · January 2004

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Jan 5 2004, 08:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jan 6 2004, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Jan 5 2004, 06:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Alot of people used to say "Oni" back in 1.x because Onos were vicious end-game basewreckers, so I think it related well to "oni," which means demon or devil in Japanese. Onii are barely deserving of the title "beast" in 2.0 and 2.01 </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
nay, the onos are neither japanese or demon-like. Those of you who find similarities between onos and japanese demons are the ones who are drunk (and how!)

I stand by official documentations. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
I never said Japanese demons did I? Bah, that's the reason people were giving back in 1.x.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Well, if its the japanese word for demon (I know it as that as well), then clearly, it would be demons as the japanese would imagine it. Thus, Japanese Demons.

...which is NOT space cows <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'>

If You Saw More Then One Onos...

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