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[Deceptor]

An ABOMINATION of Atlai abruptly appeared

Edited by Deceptor, 01 August 2012 - 11:09 PM.

[Gendou]

Skadi, on 01 August 2012 - 11:06 PM, said:

i could create you a thread about yalls argument specificaly if you want, although the op would be generated by me, so thats something to consider

Are you saying this thread is only for your lying Atlai propaganda and that no discussion is permitted?
Is that what you're saying, you crypto-facist totalitarian ideologue?

[Skadi]

Gendou, on 01 August 2012 - 11:10 PM, said:

Are you saying this thread is only for your lying Atlai propaganda and that no discussion is permitted?
Is that what you're saying, you crypto-facist totalitarian ideologue?

i realy didnt think anyone would take this thread this seriously, if its honestly a problem and its making people angry ill just delete it, i never intended for this

[SakuranoSenshi]

Gendou, on 01 August 2012 - 11:01 PM, said:

Okay, I will allow as how a plural Atlas is properly Atlantes in Greek because it's third declension.
(see, this is where my education fails me - I was unaware that Atlas was third declension because my seminary education was not in Classical Greek but in Biblical Greek)

However, I can still make the argument that Atlases is correct in this context because it's a proper name that has been borrowed into English.
Therefore, pluralizing it as if it were an English word is appropriate, as we do with other proper names borrowed into English.

The debate continues!

As I said all along, hence my puzzlement at you taking issue, but cool. Koine kept that declension, by the way, it probably just doesn't come up in many (if any) texts.

Otto Cannon, on 01 August 2012 - 11:01 PM, said:

But the novels and rules all thought that giant walking tanks piloted by people with personality disorders wearing nothing but pants, vest and a silly helmet would be the logical way of making war in the future. I don't think we can trust those sources on linguistics either.

Nope, I have my own knowledge of linguistics and the languages concerned. It's Atlases or Atlantes if you want to be a git.

[Xathanael]

From the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Ἄτλας (Atlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”), from τλῆναι (tlēnai, “to suffer” ...atlas (plural atlases or atlantes)

The term "Atlai" is so pretentious that it makes me sick. Atlas is named after the Greek Titan Ἄτλας "Atlas". Stop being so darn snooty and get with the program. Good day sir.

Edited by Xathanael, 01 August 2012 - 11:17 PM.

[Skadi]

Xathanael, on 01 August 2012 - 11:16 PM, said:

From the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Ἄτλας (Atlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”), from τλῆναι (tlēnai, “to suffer” ...atlas (plural atlases or atlantes)

The term "Atlai" is so pretentious that it makes me sick. Atlas is named after the Greek Titan Ἄτλας "Atlas". Stop being so darn snooty and get with the program. Good day sir.

Fun is forbidden, sorry all.

[Gendou]

Skadi, on 01 August 2012 - 11:13 PM, said:

i realy didnt think anyone would take this thread this seriously, if its honestly a problem and its making people angry ill just delete it, i never intended for this

Are you trying to hide your propaganda now? Are you trying to silence me?
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

[Xathanael]

Skadi, on 01 August 2012 - 11:17 PM, said:

Fun is forbidden, sorry all.

So you light a flame that turns into a firestorm and then cry "What? Is something burning?" Typical

[SakuranoSenshi]

Who upholds the system (see what I did there? ;-) )? Atlas!

[Skadi]

Gendou, on 01 August 2012 - 11:17 PM, said:

Are you trying to hide your propaganda now? Are you trying to silence me?
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Silence fool before you anger the hand of atlai
it shall smite you with the force of 1000000 atlai

Xathanael, on 01 August 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

So you light a flame that turns into a firestorm and then cry "What? Is something burning?" Typical

i seriously expected all seriousness to be left at the door upon seeing that this thread was created by me, its title, and the fact the title and op is in all caps, and theres a insanely rediculous poll.

[Cepeza]

ALTAI not Atlai.



However I voted for atlases being a correct plural for atlas.

[Otto Cannon]

Xathanael, on 01 August 2012 - 11:16 PM, said:

From the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Ἄτλας (Atlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”), from τλῆναι (tlēnai, “to suffer” ...atlas (plural atlases or atlantes)

The term "Atlai" is so pretentious that it makes me sick. Atlas is named after the Greek Titan Ἄτλας "Atlas". Stop being so darn snooty and get with the program. Good day sir.

Atlai is from the ancient Greek troll Awra.

You should get your facts straight before being pretentious.

[Elsydeon]

isorla

[Noob Weapons]

wow... This thread went from funny to people ACTUALLY getting pissed at each other for naming something they way they want.

Take a pair of Atlai and have a good day sir.

[Gendou]

Noob Weapons, on 01 August 2012 - 11:44 PM, said:

wow... This thread went from funny to people ACTUALLY getting pissed at each other for naming something they way they want.

Wait, who's actually pissed about this thread? I must have missed that one.

[Skadi]

Gendou, on 01 August 2012 - 11:59 PM, said:

Wait, who's actually pissed about this thread? I must have missed that one.

I think that Xathanael guy was srs.

Edited by Skadi, 02 August 2012 - 12:04 AM.

[Gendou]

Skadi, on 02 August 2012 - 12:04 AM, said:

I think that Xathanael guy was srs.

I hope not. That would make me sad.

Tennant-in-rain levels of sad.

[Skadi]

Gendou, on 02 August 2012 - 12:07 AM, said:

I hope not. That would make me sad.

Tennant-in-rain levels of sad.

[LittleGrim]

caramono, on 01 August 2012 - 09:36 PM, said:

ATLASI

problem solved


(for more than 10, it's called steiner)

I was wondering what we would be calling a group of Atlai, you know we have murders of crows, pods of whales and mobs of kangaroos so on and so forth. A steiner of atlai it shall be.

[Skadi]

LittleGrim, on 02 August 2012 - 12:15 AM, said:

I was wondering what we would be calling a group of Atlai, you know we have murders of crows, pods of whales and mobs of kangaroos so on and so forth. A steiner of atlai it shall be.

But a Murder of Atlai sounds so much better...