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What is the plural of Volus? Edit: The Gaggles and Hordes of Species Pluralization
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#27
Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:09
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We really need a dev to straight this out
#28
Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:11
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Grammaton Dryad wrote...
It's Volus.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:13
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OldeGrim wrote...
Both Voluses or Voli work.
Maybe in the latin version of ME.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:15
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In SP a group of Volus is refered to as Vol. Example: The Vol Protectorate.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:23
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Distilled Poison wrote...
In SP a group of Volus is refered to as Vol. Example: The Vol Protectorate.
Because that's the name of their government. As they sometimes refer to themselves as "Vol-Clan".
The people themsevles are still volus. One volus is volus and three volus are volus.
Modifié par tivesz, 12 janvier 2013 - 05:27 .
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:23
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Distilled Poison wrote...
In SP a group of Volus is refered to as Vol. Example: The Vol Protectorate.
Finally someone that's getting it right, thank you.
Yes, it's Vol. Not Voli and certainly not Voluses.
People should play the game they are talking about instead of halfassedly guessing around. I mean seriously, how many times do we have had this predicament on pural designations already?
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:37
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tivesz wrote...
*Sigh.
Not "*sigh".
The designation of "Vol-[...]" is a socially evolved plural given to groups by way of their species evolving from a highly tribal society. It is highly likely that a society as tribal as that doesn't even casually deal in singular denominations as that would be the exception rather than the rule in such a social environment, in which case the question to what the plural of "Volus" is would be a false assumption based on egotistical perceptive paradigms from ourselves when in fact "Volus" already would be the etymologic plural of their culture with no socially accepted singular other than what would likely be a social slur used to label non-tribal people, aka outsiders with, making the whole question the following ...
Moot.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:44
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Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
tivesz wrote...
*Sigh.
Not "*sigh".
The designation of "Vol-[...]" is a socially evolved plural given to groups by way of their species evolving from a highly tribal society. It is highly likely that a society as tribal as that doesn't even casually deal in singular denominations as that would be the exception rather than the rule in such a social environment, in which case the question to what the plural of "Volus" is would be a false assumption based on egotistical perceptive paradigms from ourselves when in fact "Volus" already would be the etymologic plural of their culture with no socially accepted singular other than what would likely be a social slur used to label non-tribal people, aka outsiders with, making the whole question the following ...
Moot.
Okay, the codex is wrong , and the people of the ME universe are wrong when they call the volus people volus, not "vol".
Got it.
Modifié par tivesz, 12 janvier 2013 - 05:51 .
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:53
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tivesz wrote...
Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
tivesz wrote...
*Sigh.
Not "*sigh".
The designation of "Vol-[...]" is a socially evolved plural given to groups by way of their species evolving from a highly tribal society. It is highly likely that a society as tribal as that doesn't even casually deal in singular denominations as that would be the exception rather than the rule in such a social environment, in which case the question to what the plural of "Volus" is would be a false assumption based on egotistical perceptive paradigms from ourselves when in fact "Volus" already would be the etymologic plural of their culture with no socially accepted singular other than what would likely be a social slur used to label non-tribal people, aka outsiders with, making the whole question the following ...
Moot.
Okay, the codex is wrong , and the people of the ME universe are wrong when they call the volus people volus, not "vol".
Got it.
If you didn't understand what I was saying then I wouldn't try retorting like that. I'll give you the short version: "Volus" is the name for their species as is "humanity" for humans. You don't see anbody quizzing about if it's "humanities" or not, now do you?
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:57
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Chaotic Insanity wrote...
Volus, I think sounds better.
The volus are coming!
So lock up your daughter
Lock up your wife
Lock up your back door
And run for your life
The volus are back in town
So don't you mess them 'round
'Cause they're T.N.T. they're dynamite!
(T.N.T.) and they'll win the fight
(T.N.T.) they're a power load
(T.N.T.) watch them explode...*ahem*...
hide yo kids hide yo wife
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 05:58
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LegionofRannoch wrote...
Chaotic Insanity wrote...
Volus, I think sounds better.
The volus are coming!
So lock up your daughter
Lock up your wife
Lock up your back door
And run for your life
The volus are back in town
So don't you mess them 'round
'Cause they're T.N.T. they're dynamite!
(T.N.T.) and they'll win the fight
(T.N.T.) they're a power load
(T.N.T.) watch them explode...*ahem*...
hide yo kids hide yo wife
Cause they be *kchhhhhh* e'erboday *kchhhh* there.
... such a schmuck bait.
#42
Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:06
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Mindlog wrote...
It depends on the class.
A mixture of classes is called a Volclan. Team unity and whatnot.
Adepts - Voli
Engineers - Volus
Sentinels - Voluses
Vanguards - Grapeshot
You're not helping, you're making it worse!
And I love it!
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:11
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Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
tivesz wrote...
*Sigh.
Not "*sigh".
The designation of "Vol-[...]" is a socially evolved plural given to groups by way of their species evolving from a highly tribal society. It is highly likely that a society as tribal as that doesn't even casually deal in singular denominations as that would be the exception rather than the rule in such a social environment, in which case the question to what the plural of "Volus" is would be a false assumption based on egotistical perceptive paradigms from ourselves when in fact "Volus" already would be the etymologic plural of their culture with no socially accepted singular other than what would likely be a social slur used to label non-tribal people, aka outsiders with, making the whole question the following ...
Moot.
One never knows what deeper avenues will be opened by a simple question.
Very entertaining/illuminating. Now how do you feel about calling a few of them standing together an "avalanche of Volus?"
Or would you prefer "A Volanche?"
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:21
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Everyone generally seems tempted to just add "I' to pluralize things unknown lol..
I would just say "Voluses"
or..for a group "Bubbles"
I would just say "Voluses"
or..for a group "Bubbles"
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:47
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mrs_anomaly wrote...
Everyone generally seems tempted to just add "I' to pluralize things unknown lol..
I would just say "Voluses"
or..for a group "Bubbles"
Ooh.
Hmm.I like "Avalanche" better, but a "bubble of Volus" is tempting me to change my mind.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:48
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Well, it's not like English has reliable spelling rules... Anything could be right.
But this...
...is not proof it is vol in any way.
Vol is an adjective in the phrase The Vol Protectorate and adjectives are never plural so absolutely the one thing the plural cannot be is 'vol'. Consider these examples...
The American government but A group of Americans
The German team but A team of Germans
In fact, if you think The volus is the correct way to refer to them as a single species, it implies when talking about one of them we should be saying Vol not Volus.
A Canadian but The Canadians therefore
A Vol but The Volus
Of course it might be very irregular in it's declination, but standard rules suggest Volus is plural and Vol is singular.
Have fun
But this...
Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
Distilled Poison wrote...
In SP a group of Volus is refered to as Vol. Example: The Vol Protectorate.
Finally someone that's getting it right, thank you.
Yes, it's Vol. Not Voli and certainly not Voluses.
People
should play the game they are talking about instead of halfassedly
guessing around. I mean seriously, how many times do we have had this
predicament on pural designations already?
...is not proof it is vol in any way.
Vol is an adjective in the phrase The Vol Protectorate and adjectives are never plural so absolutely the one thing the plural cannot be is 'vol'. Consider these examples...
The American government but A group of Americans
The German team but A team of Germans
In fact, if you think The volus is the correct way to refer to them as a single species, it implies when talking about one of them we should be saying Vol not Volus.
A Canadian but The Canadians therefore
A Vol but The Volus
Of course it might be very irregular in it's declination, but standard rules suggest Volus is plural and Vol is singular.
Have fun
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:55
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Shia Luck wrote...
In fact, if you think The volus is the correct way to refer to them as a single species, it implies when talking about one of them we should be saying Vol not Volus.
A Canadian but The Canadians therefore
A Vol but The Volus
Of course it might be very irregular in it's declination, but standard rules suggest Volus is plural and Vol is singular.
Have fun
I think the really smart ones should be called Voluminati.
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 06:57
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Mindlog wrote...
It depends on the class.
A mixture of classes is called a Volclan. Team unity and whatnot.
Adepts - Voli
Engineers - Volus
Sentinels - Voluses
Vanguards - Grapeshot
... a grapeshot of Volus Vanguards *mental image* ... thank you sir, you just made my afternoon
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 07:14
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Jeremiah12LGeek wrote...
Shia Luck wrote...
In fact, if you think The volus is the correct way to refer to them as a single species, it implies when talking about one of them we should be saying Vol not Volus.
A Canadian but The Canadians therefore
A Vol but The Volus
Of course it might be very irregular in it's declination, but standard rules suggest Volus is plural and Vol is singular.
Have fun
I think the really smart ones should be called Voluminati.
Very nice. I'm am somewhat torn between An avalanche and A bubble too. An Avolanche of Volus gets it tho; too cute.
Have fun
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Posté 12 janvier 2013 - 07:23
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painforest wrote...
I'm not really sure, but regardless of what it actually may be, I call them voli
And I call Atlases Atli because why the **** not? And Nemesi. Obv.
Not sure if serious but the plural of nemesis is nemeses.
