Topic: Time Flies..Wait no it doesn't..

[Hexx]

Missed a day or two on AOTK2 and haven't been paying much attention.
When (Dear God let it be soon) is it going to be 2268?
This weekend or next week?

[FPF-DieHard]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Math in Canadia?

Edited for Spelling.  Fricking NJ public schools . . .

[KBFLordKrueg]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Match in Canadia?

How to start fires...? 

[el-Karnak]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Match in Canadia?

How to start fires...? 

Hexx is too short to light the lowest tree branch, so there's nothing worry about.

[Hexx]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Math in Canadia?

Edited for Spelling.  Fricking NJ public schools . . .

<grr> OK so the game started in 63,Saturday @4pm, so Sunday @ 4 pm it would be, no wait that will make it difficult,
Uhmm Monday at..no that doesn't wotk either, letsee,
let x=the number of years, so x=36, no that's not right
uhmm what if x=
Ok so 2 game years would take 72 "real" hours , which would be @3 "real?" days.
So One day would be Sunday, two Monday, three Tuesday.
So 2 years should have taken us to Tuesday @4pm
so it was 65 Tuesday, I want to get to 68 though
so thats 3x36 or 108 "real" hours from Tuesday so, uhmm 108/24 is
like 4.5 (ish) so 4.5 days from Tuesday is, W/Th/F/Sat + half a day, form 4pm so 4AMisah on Sunday

So Sunday at 4Am I should (finally) be able to get a CWLPp

Assuming DH actually isn't trying to screw the Lyrans over by using incorrect FYA's



Enjoy your time children
As of 4AM (ish) (Actually I won't be up until 11) you have free reign
After that Hexx is taking on any and all challengers to demonstrate in
three easy steps why you're useless in PVP.

[FPF-DieHard]

Ahh,  "screw the Lyrans." 

One more for the "to do" list.   

[Hexx]

Ahh,  "screw the Lyrans." 

One more for the "to do" list.   

Right below "learn to dodge speed 16 drones" ?

[Dfly]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Math in Canadia?

Edited for Spelling.  Fricking NJ public schools . . .

perhaps not, but we can actually spell our country properly 

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Each game year is 36 real hours.

Do they teach Math in Canadia?

Edited for Spelling.  Fricking NJ public schools . . .

perhaps not, but we can actually spell our country properly 

Canadia is the proper spelling for a country where the people call themselves "Canadians". If the country's name was spelled "Canada," then the people there would call themselves "Canadans." Since they call themselves "Canadians", it's only reasonable to spell the name of their country "Canadia." After all, people from Germany don't call themselves "Germanians" do they? 

[Hexx]

It's hard to argue with a United States Of American

[Capt_Bearslayer_XC]

It's hard to argue with a United States Of American

--Hexx

"A United States of American?"

They don't teach grammar up there either, do they?

How about 'AN United States Of American'?   

[Hexx]

It's hard to argue with a United States Of American

--Hexx

"A United States of American?"

They don't teach grammar up there either, do they?

How about 'AN United States Of American'?   

Actually I got to wondering if it would be an United Statesian Of American

Maybe we'll just have to invade again and make you all Canucks

[Capt_Bearslayer_XC]

You guys would get lost... the signs are not in English AND French.

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

You guys would get lost... the signs are not in English AND French.

<Snicker>

[Mog]

It's hard to argue with a United States Of American

--Hexx

"A United States of American?"

They don't teach grammar up there either, do they?

How about 'AN United States Of American'?   

"A United ..." is grammatically correct, e.g. "they presented a united front"

[CaptJosh]

You apparently don't have any Brit friends. Ask a Brit about that. He or shee will tell you "An united front" is actually correct. Along with "an hour", "an honor", and "an hotel".

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

..because they can't pronounce an H?

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

Mog is correct.

The modification of the indefinite article 'a' to 'an' became a part of english grammar when the word follwing it began with a vowel phoneme.

eg. "He has an ulcer in his stomach" is grammattically correct.

Some vowel like phonemes optionally have this modification, but both forms are accepted in different parts of the world.

eg. "This scenario is an historically correct one", "This scenario is a historically correct one" are both correct. I prefer the latter myself.

"This is an house belonging to Jack" is not correct. Nor is "They fought hard for an united decelaration of independance".

The word "united" does not begin with a vowel phoneme but is prounouced "yoo-nyt-ed".

Try saying it out aloud and see which flows better.

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

You apparently don't have any Brit friends. Ask a Brit about that. He or shee will tell you "An united front" is actually correct. Along with "an hour", "an honor", and "an hotel".

Hour, honour and hotel all begin with vowel phonemes. United does not.

[KHH Jakle]

I have a BA in English, and I never learned any of that crap....

I just go with "does it sound right" and trust my none North Eastern, non-ebonic based, English linguistic upbringing...

Damn grammarians....