Chat Thread 41: Mod Maker

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:41 pm

I can't even remember how I found out, probably because everyone keeps talking about it. But if he wants anonymity then she can have it.

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:45 pm

I have been wondering. There are a lot of translation projects, and there seem to be quite a few people here who don't have English as a first language. So, my question is: Where does everyone live? What country?

Also, what are the age groups?

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The Blue Fox · Post by **The Blue Fox** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:00 am

herobrineharry wrote:there seem to be quite a few people here who don't have English as a first language.

Really? I haven't noticed anyone who even hints at having English as their second language. Certainly nobody really seeming to struggle with it outside of typos.

herobrineharry wrote:So, my question is: Where does everyone live? What country?

Also, what are the age groups?

I feel like we've had this question before somewhere on this forum. I dunno, I could be mistaken

In any case, I'm from England itself. Manchester, to be precise.

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:38 pm

Well, English is only a first language in the US, UK, and the former Commonwealth.
So if someone doesn't live there, then it isn't a first language. And I know hukley is swiss...

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:00 pm

There are a lot of people on this forum who don't speak English as a first language. That doesn't mean they don't speak the language well.

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:40 pm

...Did I come off as saying anything negative in that regard?
Well if so then I am sorry.

The Blue Fox · Post by **The Blue Fox** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:47 pm

JeffCvt wrote:There are a lot of people on this forum who don't speak English as a first language. That doesn't mean they don't speak the language well.

herobrineharry wrote:...Did I come off as saying anything in that regard?
Well if so then I am sorry.

Hmmm...I think he was actually mentioning that in a positive regard. As in, "That doesn't necessarily mean they don't speak the language well. They learned the lingo and seem to be quite fluent in it, which is good." Right?

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:47 pm

Yea, I didn't mean it in a negative way. I was just stating that simply because it isn't a first language, doesn't mean someone can't be fluid in it.

Heck, I think I know more people who know English as a second language that know it better than the people who know it as a first. Whenever I proofread stuff, it's usually the non-native writers that use words I have to look up.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 6:31 pm

I can confirm this. I think some of the international students at my school have a firmer grasp on English than several of my extended family members.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:23 pm

The Blue Fox wrote:
herobrineharry wrote:there seem to be quite a few people here who don't have English as a first language.
Really? I haven't noticed anyone who even hints at having English as their second language. Certainly nobody really seeming to struggle with it outside of typos.

You haven't been paying a lot of attention, buddy!

JeffCvt wrote:Heck, I think I know more people who know English as a second language that know it better than the people who know it as a first. Whenever I proofread stuff, it's usually the non-native writers that use words I have to look up.

That's because we had to study it at an older age and don't take it for granted. : D

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:16 am

lol im a native speaker and i talk english good

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:01 pm

I go to the college school to learn to make smart words good but I'm not quite on Sleet's level yet.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:14 pm

at least! you guy's's donnnnt hadd a broked keybord th?at maks it immposssible to tpe()

Wow. My inner grammar nerd is cringing right now. I forgot just how hard it was for me to actually type garbage up.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:17 pm

lol wut? u gys r crzy!

#grammer

Kateleo007 · Post by **Kateleo007** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:51 pm

I'm amazed with how well everyone speaks English on these forums, especially since native English speakers make up probably less than half the members (probably not accurate with that, mostly exaggerating) .

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:39 pm

So, I assume there isn't a poll/thread about this...
I START ONE!

Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:15 pm

there is a thread about languages. it isn't a poll, but everyone says what languages they speak.

Stuff. · Post by **Stuff.** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:42 pm

You know, with grammar being the topic of discussion and all...Weird Al happened to release this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

The Blue Fox · Post by **The Blue Fox** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:02 am

d035 4ny1 r3m3mb3r 1337 sp34k?

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:08 am

Carlton, fetch me my book.

"I can't sir. I'm afraid the proper way for one to fetch a book is to have the dog chase after it."

ARGH! CARLTONNNNNNNNNNN!

Post by **Render** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:17 pm

herobrineharry wrote:So, my question is: Where does everyone live? What country?

Well, if you want to know where I come from, look a little more to the left. Sadly that doesn't work with your posts too.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:54 am

Kateleo007 wrote:I'm amazed with how well everyone speaks English on these forums, especially since native English speakers make up probably less than half the members (probably not accurate with that, mostly exaggerating) .

It's an English comic. Everyone who reads it by default has some grasp of English. Also, we enforce the forum being in English anyway. *giggles*

deepskycyan · Post by **deepskycyan** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:53 pm

Sleet wrote:it's an English comic. Everyone who reads it by default has some grasp of English. Also, we enforce the forum being in English anyway. *giggles*

Very true. However, I do know a few people who were introduced to housepets through the translation comics, as they don't/barely speak a word of English.
About the forum thing, I suppose non-english speakers just stay off it, but I'm sure they discuss the comic someplace else.

On a side note, I see that many of the translation projects are dead/dying. I think it'd be ideal if a few people ran these projects so if one translator becomes unavailable, the rest can fill in. I myself enjoy reading housepets in Chinese along with English; it's a fun way to learn the language :3

Jacey · Post by **Jacey** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:35 pm

I never thought about learning a language through reading a comic I liked. unfortunately I know little of any foreign language and I am sure google translate would do a better job.

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:16 pm

Kateleo007 wrote:I'm amazed with how well everyone speaks English on these forums, especially since native English speakers make up probably less than half the members (probably not accurate with that, mostly exaggerating) .

Yes, it's good, although I'm constantly learning it.

I would guess they're about 1/3 of the total forum members.

deepskycyan wrote:
Sleet wrote:it's an English comic. Everyone who reads it by default has some grasp of English. Also, we enforce the forum being in English anyway. *giggles*
Very true. However, I do know a few people who were introduced to housepets through the translation comics, as they don't/barely speak a word of English.

I'm an example of that, but it wasn't so much because of the English language, but mainly because of the wideness of the comic. Read it all translated in my language, for first, helped a lot to introduced me to the comic, otherwise I was going to totally abandon it (without realize the very bad error I was going to do)...

Post by **Dissension** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:24 am

I'm barely literate.

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:39 am

There are plenty of people who at least tried to learn Japanese because of anime and/or manga, so I don't see why it wouldn't also apply to English.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:01 pm

I mean, I watch a lot of hockey and I can almost speak canadian. SO there might be something to that.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:23 pm

Sorry. I don't think you actually speak Canadian.

Sorry.

Is that ok?

Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:07 pm

I didn't know Fluttershy spoke Canadian, I guess it makes sense being made in Canada.

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:07 pm

To completely wrench the conversation in an entirely new direction: Grapenut. Is Rick going to do it/never do it/never choose either and swing back and forth and torture us for eternity?

Post by **Obbl** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:14 pm

Yes.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:19 pm

I think people forget the wonderful sibling relationship.

Having Grape and Peanut not be together is probably best.

Y'know?

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:54 am

Exactly.

Besides, they both have their own partners anyway so to put them together Rick would have to tear those cute couples apart. Grape has stated that she doesn't feel for Peanut in that way anyway and now that Peanut is with Tarot, I thin he may not consider Grape that way any more either.

So, yeah, I don't think it's going to happen.

But that's probably a topic better discussed in the comic section.

In other news, I discovered a few days ago that a dice game that I enjoy is actually Yahtzee by a different name.

My life has been a lie!

Post by **Render** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:22 am

What you call Yahtzee is called Kniffel in Germany.

How did you call it before?

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:27 am

Pentadee. It was a version someone made on Second Life. I really should have been able to figure it out.

The Blue Fox · Post by **The Blue Fox** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:02 pm

There's another version on Second Life called Greedy that I sometimes play with some of my friends.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:05 pm

Greedy is actually a very different game but it's also lots of fun!

The Blue Fox · Post by **The Blue Fox** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:14 pm

Yeah I wasn't sure if Greedy was Yahtzee or not...coz both use 6 dice...but yeah Greedy is very fun. I played the heck out of it back in the day when all my old SL friends were still around and just about all of them were into it. Now we've all gone our seperate ways, following our seperate paths to our seperate destinies. A lot of 'em having destinies IRL...

herobrineharry · Post by **herobrineharry** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:35 pm

Obbl wrote:Yes.

MY WITTY RESPONSE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO