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Metropolises

daveywaveydaveywavey Member
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I know it's petty, but it makes me wince each time I see it, and it's giving me a tic.

I'll accept Metropolises or Metropoles, but Metropoli just isn't right.

I know, I have a problem. But, why say it wrong when we can learn and improve?!
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    WarthWarth Member
    Metropoli is correct though
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    daveywaveydaveywavey Member
    Warth wrote: »
    Metropoli is correct though

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    BaSkA_9x2BaSkA_9x2 Member
    When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

    metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)
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    StreviStrevi Member
    dec on metros to take their mats
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    JustVineJustVine Member, Alpha One, Adventurer
    English is a made up language full of absurd adoptions. Metropolis is Greek. In English Greek words with -is SHOULD turn it to -es to make Metropoles but would you look at that my spell check says that is wrong and Metropolises is 'right'. Why? I assume because it follows the more 'common' rule of -es going at the end of words that end with a consonant....

    And here's the rub my danger mouse. English is an unruly mob. The more people say the wrong thing the more it gets accepted as an 'allowed' thing. So by the very act of Intrepid being wrong they are right as long as more people repeat it :neutral: . After all 'intent of information' is usually more important than 'the rules'. But you and I know in our heart of hearts that it is wrong... for now...

    P.S. Grammar is for nerdz :P
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    daveywaveydaveywavey Member
    BaSkA13 wrote: »
    When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

    metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)

    And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.
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    WarthWarth Member
    daveywavey wrote: »
    BaSkA13 wrote: »
    When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

    metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)

    And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.

    Metropoli is correct though. See wiki
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    SathragoSathrago Member
    Damnit now I told you tank is f-

    Oh wrong thread. Carry on.
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    WHIT3ROS3WHIT3ROS3 Member
    I wonder when we will actually see one? This year?
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    daveywaveydaveywavey Member
    JustVine wrote: »
    English is a made up language full of absurd adoptions. Metropolis is Greek. In English Greek words with -is SHOULD turn it to -es to make Metropoles but would you look at that my spell check says that is wrong and Metropolises is 'right'. Why?

    Because it's correct?

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    BaSkA_9x2BaSkA_9x2 Member
    edited September 2022
    daveywavey wrote: »
    And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.

    I'm sure that people went to that wiki page and put those random incorrect plural forms there. Chill, bro.

    Worst part is that I don't like metropoli and only use metropolises, but you do you.

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    DygzDygz Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One
    Metros
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    CptBrownBeardCptBrownBeard Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One
    ~I only like metropolimuseses, and metropolimuses like me too.~

    But if you wanna use the Latin, it's "metropoles." Greek would be "metropoleis" in reference to a literal city-state.

    English is "if the word ends in the letter 's', 'ss', 'z', 'ch', 'sh', or 'x' you add 'es'." Which gives us "metropolises."
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    DolyemDolyem Member
    edited September 2022
    26 seconds in
    https://youtu.be/q2PiSF7AARY?t=26
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    AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Adventurer
    Isn't it metrospolis? 
    Sorry, my native language is Erlang.
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    SapiverenusSapiverenus Member
    That some kind of Slavic?
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    StreviStrevi Member
    edited September 2022
    CptBrownBeard wrote: »
    ~I only like metropolimuseses, and metropolimuses like me too.~

    But if you wanna use the Latin, it's "metropoles." Greek would be "metropoleis" in reference to a literal city-state.

    English is "if the word ends in the letter 's', 'ss', 'z', 'ch', 'sh', or 'x' you add 'es'." Which gives us "metropolises."

    That means military Tulnar would not use the same ending like Kaelar peasants?
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