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Poll: ATLAI OR NOT!?! YOU DECIDE! (994 member(s) have cast votes)

Atlai or Atlases

  1. Voted ATLAI (517 votes [49.57%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 49.57%

  2. Voted ATLASES (526 votes [50.43%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 50.43%

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#441 xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx

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Posted 21 December 2012 - 10:24 PM

It shouldn't be a vote. The first choice is right. The second is wrong. That's all there is to it. People need to learn how to use a dictionary when in doubt instead of making polls.

#442 Tex Arcana

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 08:03 AM

You left "Salvage" off the poll. Why?

#443 Randall Flagg

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Posted 23 December 2012 - 02:57 PM

ATLAI wins regardless.

#444 New Day

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 01:15 PM

NECRO

#445 One of Little Harmony

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Posted 01 July 2013 - 05:20 PM

In Greek, the plural of Aτλας is Aτλαντες.

You're welcome.


#446 Hawkeye 72

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 09:52 AM

I miss these days of yore. This was a worthwhile necro

#447 giganova

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Posted 05 July 2013 - 05:58 AM

How can it be wrong when it feels so right? Atlai 4 life!

Edited by giganova, 05 July 2013 - 05:58 AM.


#448 FREDtheDEAD

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Posted 06 July 2013 - 02:08 AM

Atlas is Greek. The 'i' suffix thingy for a plural is Latin. The two different languages should not be mixed up. So why Atlases may not be perfect, Atlai is definitely wrong (or a terrible terrible colloquial neologism).

Who necro-posted this rubbish? Well, me, now. Oops. :)

#449 blinkin

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Posted 14 July 2013 - 05:47 PM

ATLAI!!! because it involves less typing.

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Posted 22 July 2013 - 06:19 AM

i'm Italian, in my language Atlas is Atlante...but his plural is Atlanti, so i'm a bit stuck.

#451 Loc Nar

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Posted 22 July 2013 - 12:33 PM

What a moot thread and meaningless poll, but I'll put on my gloves and handle this corpse anyhow...

Jordan Weissman (you know, the guy that invented BT and Atlases to begin with...) was just asked this the other day when he was doing an interview during xIMPALERx's Twitch charity event (which raised >$8k BTW) and the answer was definitively Atlases for the proper way to refer to them in plural form, and he giggled at the notion of Atlai.

Sorry for all of you who are emotionally invested into incorrect terminology, and obviously you are free to continue to say it wrong but for the record it's Atlases from the horse's mouth.

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Posted 22 July 2013 - 12:50 PM

View PostLoc Nar, on 22 July 2013 - 12:33 PM, said:

What a moot thread and meaningless poll, but I'll put on my gloves and handle this corpse anyhow...

Jordan Weissman (you know, the guy that invented BT and Atlases to begin with...) was just asked this the other day when he was doing an interview during xIMPALERx's Twitch charity event (which raised >$8k BTW) and the answer was definitively Atlases for the proper way to refer to them in plural form, and he giggled at the notion of Atlai.

Sorry for all of you who are emotionally invested into incorrect terminology, and obviously you are free to continue to say it wrong but for the record it's Atlases from the horse's mouth.

we shouldn't be taking linguistic advice from horses. ATLAI FTW!!

#453 Loc Nar

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Posted 22 July 2013 - 12:55 PM

Posted Image ATLASES!

#454 Runenstahl

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 05:11 AM

Being German: What about "Atlanten" ? :)

#455 -Muta-

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Posted 31 July 2013 - 07:48 AM

It is ATLA yes... ATLA

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Posted 07 August 2013 - 05:44 PM

Atlas is namebrand and a Atlai is just a wannabe generic. Samething as Coca Cola(Namebrand well known)- Atlas or Western Family Cola(Low budget generic not so well known)- Atlai. So I choose a Atlas. Atlas is also well known as a figure holding up the world. There is nothing about strength representation on Atlai so I'm assuming this Atlai mech would just fallapart on just one lrm in a duel to a Atlas so just my thoughts.

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 09:31 AM

The correct verbiage would simply be Atlas' but I'll let all of your poor English skills accumulate so I can at least humor myself here.

#458 Joseph Mallan

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 10:28 AM

Atlas as a thing is Atlases in Plural.

#459 Atlai

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 04:42 PM

Holy Squirrels this is still going on.......

#460 StandingCow

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 06:07 PM

Just switched my vote to Atlai, now it is winning. I MADE A DIFFERENCE!





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