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[Scytale]

Incunabulum, on 02 August 2012 - 03:55 AM, said:

Atlas - its not a bloody latin noun its a greek name adn you'd need to follow either english rules or *greek* (not latin) pluralization.

Its why the proper plural of octopus is octopuses (english) or octopode (greek) and not dog latin octopi

You forgot to take into account the third peritonial parameter in the "las" part of the proper synchronal noun. Taking this into account, the correct result is obviously Atlai

[Skinflowers]

Atlases.

As clarified by a nice lady from Merriam-Webster.

Gas this thread.

[Thundercles]

For a long time, books and scholars would have sworn to you that the Earth was flat. See where that got them?

You can take my votes, but you can never take my....

Atlaiiiiiiiiiiiii!

[Aym]

I suspect Lowtax pronounces it Atlases. There can be no other explanation for the skewed results.

[Noob Weapons]

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

I think that Xathanael guy was srs.

Sorry, took a leave of absence from the thread, but yeah, that's what I was talking about. haha.

[David Decoster]

Oh you crazy Lyri and your polls...

[Stalgrim]

Why did I vote Atlai? Because I'm the kind of guy who's really, REALLY lazy and, you know...shaving a couple of milliseconds off the phrase "OMFG RUN FROM THE ATLASES!" will free up literally SECONDS of my time when you add it all together...infact I've already spent those seconds typing this messege so now for my money it's a wash...

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[Incunabulum]

Scytale, on 02 August 2012 - 04:07 AM, said:

You forgot to take into account the third peritonial parameter in the "las" part of the proper synchronal noun. Taking this into account, the correct result is obviously Atlai

All right Mr. Smartypants - what's the root of atlas?

Boarneges, on 02 August 2012 - 04:07 AM, said:

Some day some poor bloke will stumble across this poll and wonder where it all went wrong. Also, I'd like to add I second Deceptors motion to just call them boneheads.

A thousand years in the future the descendents of the machines that wiped out humanity will be sifting through the archeological wreckage of this ancient network and will be able to point to this post as all the justification necessary for the genocide.

[Raalic]

More like Atlas or OMGRUN.

[GrayMouser]

The universe will never be the same...

[KuroNyra]

And why not just "Atlas" for nomatter the number is?

[Someone2000]

The answer for multiple atlas is "GET THE **** OUT OF HERE!"

[PlagueChampion]

Jeremy Hunter, on 01 August 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

There's no "I don't give a damn" option.

are you a cougar????

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

I'm disappointed that there's no option for Atlas to be both singular and plural.

Not that that's how I'd use it. I'm an Atlases user.

[Saintphoenix]

Atlases all the way but id also go for Atlas as a plural as well

[Vexation]

Atlai for the win! (Until the Masakaris roll over everything).

[Hardcover]

Cry "Atlai" again! I dare thee! I dare thee twice, and spit upon thy name!

[Bigeye]

How about neither. Why don't we just use what the devs use. Atlas'...

[sweetlime]

Atlaskind

[Bouncin]

Atlai, slightly shorter to type, so I might be able to warn my team about a Steiner scout lance inbound BEFORE being vaporized. If I get lucky....