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[Solver]

if we substitute pegasus with atlas... this must be the right way to say it.

[Atlai]

Hawkeye 72, on 01 August 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

Atlai

Just confirming,















Altai.

[Joseph Mallan]

Most people call multiple Atlas, "AwSh!t"! Me... I call 'em The Revenants (AKA 10th Lyran Guards)!

Thank you for your time.

[Operant]

Atlopods.

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

CombatOctopus, on 01 August 2012 - 03:07 PM, said:

Just saying... Seen too many arguments regarding this

http://oxforddiction...atlas?region=us

This is correct. Also, to show property you would write Atlas' and Atlases' not Atlas's or Atlases's. Typically if something already ends with an S you simply drop the ' on it to show ownership. I e These are James' Mechs. It is not James's.

Edited by Bluten, 01 August 2012 - 04:43 PM.

[Sychodemus]

Technoviking, on 01 August 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

Their are to many as it's!

There is so much wrong with this. And in that, it is right.

[Khanahar]

As a classics student, I feel the need to point out that "Atlas" as in the name of the Titan, is a proper name and therefore has no plural declension in the original Greek or its Latin derivatives. We cannot extrapolate plural endings from similar words in the classical languages. As a result, "Atlases" is surely the correct answer, referring to multiples of the "Atlas." Unless you're speaking in another language, in which case you should follow local convention.

[MuffinTop]

[Sychodemus]

CombatOctopus, on 01 August 2012 - 03:07 PM, said:

Just saying... Seen too many arguments regarding this

http://oxforddiction...atlas?region=us

Believe it or not, the plural of Atlas has been debated by the BT community for over twenty years. It is nothing new. All that matters is that the correct Battletech usage is Atlases.

Atlai is the secret handshake/password to get into "The Club."

[Kyzar Kon]

Does that mean plural Mongoose mechs is Mongeese? And a lance of them is a mongaggle?

Edited by Kaiser R Metzger, 01 August 2012 - 05:01 PM.

[FiveDigits]

This is very relevant to this topic:



... you ignorant slobs!

Edited by FiveDigits, 01 August 2012 - 05:07 PM.

[Atlai]

Sychodemus, on 01 August 2012 - 04:56 PM, said:

Believe it or not, the plural of Atlas has been debated by the BT community for over twenty years. It is nothing new. All that matters is that the correct Battletech usage is Atlases.

Atlai is the secret handshake/password to get into "The Club."

That is not a secret anymore.

Khanahar, on 01 August 2012 - 04:51 PM, said:

As a classics student, I feel the need to point out that "Atlas" as in the name of the Titan, is a proper name and therefore has no plural declension in the original Greek or its Latin derivatives. We cannot extrapolate plural endings from similar words in the classical languages. As a result, "Atlases" is surely the correct answer, referring to multiples of the "Atlas." Unless you're speaking in another language, in which case you should follow local convention.

Blah blah blah ITS STILL ATLAI!!!!

MuffinTop, on 01 August 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

Its totally an uncool feature.

Kaiser R Metzger, on 01 August 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

Does that mean plural Mongoose mechs is Mongeese? And a lance of them is a mongaggle?

Yes, yes it does.

[Scytale]

FiveDigits, on 01 August 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

This is very relevant to this topic:



... you ignorant slobs!

Certainly hope you're not being serious with this =P

EDIT: I take it back I take it back!!!!

Edited by Scytale, 01 August 2012 - 05:39 PM.

[Sirkly]

Kaiser R Metzger, on 01 August 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

Does that mean plural Mongoose mechs is Mongeese? And a lance of them is a mongaggle?

Another bump for the gaggle of
-Atlai.

[BFett]

I agree with OP. Why would someone not simply look it up? http://dictionary.re...rowse/atlas?s=t

[Sychodemus]

Kaiser R Metzger, on 01 August 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

Does that mean plural Mongoose mechs is Mongeese? And a lance of them is a mongaggle?

Mongooses.

Secret version: Mungeeses.

[DeVinnie]

Scout: Okay sir, I have 3 atli and a highlander crossing the river, repeat full assult lance crossing the river 2 klicks north of your position.

Lance leader: Roger, can you confirm your report? a highlander and 3 what now?

Scout: Three atli sir, heading straight towards your position.

Lance leader: Atli, okay. That's that new Davion design right?

Scout: What? no. Atli. Plural for atlas. they are now 1.5 klicks north of you.

Lance leader: Oh, okay. you mean atlases. Yea, ok. Got it. And what was that other mech with them?

*Highlander notices scout mech and starts moving towards it*

Scout: Atlases? What? No, the proper term is atli sir. It is plural for atlas.

Lance leader: That doesn't even make sense. Besides, I looked it up just the other day on the dictionary and it said the plural was atlases.

Scout: Yea, but did that apply to the mech Atlas?

Atlas commander: wait for it... now!

*Highlander activates jump jets*

Lance leader: Look, we can settle this latter. Just tell me what the fourth mech is and where there currently are.

Scout: Okay. hold on. Oh snap!

***HIGHLANDER BURIAL***

Atlas commander: Open fire!

*60 LRMs swarm through the air*

Lance leader: Uh-oh.

[Kyzar Kon]

Sychodemus, on 01 August 2012 - 06:23 PM, said:

Mongooses.

Secret version: Mungeeses.

Is a pilot inside a Mongoose called a humongous?

Personally I like the sound of Atlum.

[Belorion]

Skadi, on 01 August 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

Atlai

Are you calling yourself a troll?

FiveDigits, on 01 August 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

This is very relevant to this topic:



... you ignorant slobs!

us =/= as

eta: "cephalopods" it is.

Edited by Belorion, 01 August 2012 - 07:41 PM.

[Deceptor]

Its latin. Atlae.