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[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

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.

[Tex Arcana]

You left "Salvage" off the poll. Why?

[Randall Flagg]

ATLAI wins regardless.

[New Day]

NECRO

[One of Little Harmony]

In Greek, the plural of Aτλας is Aτλαντες.

You're welcome.

[Hawkeye 72]

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

[giganova]

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

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

[FREDtheDEAD]

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.

[blinkin]

ATLAI!!! because it involves less typing.

[refrigeraptor]

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

[Loc Nar]

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.

[blinkin]

Loc 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!!

[Loc Nar]

ATLASES!

[Runenstahl]

Being German: What about "Atlanten" ?

[-Muta-]

It is ATLA yes... ATLA

[Zarlaren]

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.

[deadlysilenceil]

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.

[Joseph Mallan]

Atlas as a thing is Atlases in Plural.

[Atlai]

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

[StandingCow]

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