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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006Linguistics and Video Games
I am writing on the topic of video games and linguistics. What kind of correlation can be made between the two, if any? Thanks. The foxm12lt entity posted thusly: >I am writing on the topic of video games and linguistics. What kind of >correlation can be made between the two, if any? Thanks. All your base are belong to us! Huh? > The foxm12lt entity posted thusly: > > >I am writing on the topic of video games and linguistics. What kind of > >correlation can be made between the two, if any? Thanks. > > All your base are belong to us! Oh, now I get it! Sorry and thanks for the help. > The foxm12lt entity posted thusly: > > >I am writing on the topic of video games and linguistics. What kind of > >correlation can be made between the two, if any? Thanks. > > All your base are belong to us! > I am writing on the topic of video games > and linguistics. What kind of > correlation can be made between > the two, if any? Thanks. Origin! Most popular software is written in the Far East. Hence video game, computer program messages, and appliance messages, such as the following "Chinglish" texts: "Fujian MP3 player founded" (also "Error! MP3 player not founded") "The application has errored" "Better lock again. Try another go?" "Illegal error error." "Use your thomb finger to depressing the SET botton whilst using your first finger ..." "Thank you for your favorable purchace, indeed, of our Orient quartz. Wrist watch as your happiest favorite for many years." Before you laugh, imagine a native English speaker trying to write Chinese game instructions, or computer messages. At least those quoted are understandable (and cheap :-). > "The application has errored" "Error" is widely used as a verb in computing, so "errored" makes sense.  Signature--Tim Smith > "Error" is widely used as a verb in computing, so "errored" makes sense. > > --Tim Smith "To err is human, but to error requires a computer." >> "The application has errored" > > "Error" is widely used as a verb in computing, so "errored" makes sense. I thought it was "fault" that had (in that sense) been verbed. Perhaps I'm getting behind the latest trends. "The application has double faulted. Love, fifteen." SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. |
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