hakuna-matata

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First off. Whatever the "correct" version of a language is - that's not decided by a dictionary but by the users as a whole.
If enough people decide that something is false or correct - that's that. Grammar rules are observations about the language in development. Rule books and Dictionaries are secondary to the literal "word on the street". They are not like the word of god etched on stone tablets brought down from the mountain by Moses. Which is proven by the fact that they have to be updated every now and then to reflect the recent changes. Language is an organic, evolving thing made by people. It's not something that exists independently of people.

Secondly. I think it's insane how people invest so much of their identity in games (porn games, at that!) that they feel like any criticism is an attack on them, personally. Just chill out, man. This is not about you, it doesn't concern you and unless you have a counter-argument to my "nitpick", you can just keep your fingers off the keyboard, because you have nothing of value to contribute here.

Finally, any creative person knows that criticism ("nitpicking") is in and of itself helpful - provided that makes a valid point. What's not helpful are stans who will aggressively attack anyone who - in their mind - dares to insult their favorite product.
It's thanks to behavior like that, that so many spaces on the web feel less like a community where people can exchange ideas freely and more like a cult, with witch hunts and blind adoration for their "leaders" (developers, in this case).
Proof reading should always be done.

I was quite surprise when I read, what I would call an " English foul". This one drives me insane, the phrase in question was used a few times, " I can borrow you the money". You can't "borrow" someone money. You can lend money to someone and that person borrows the money from you, "the lender".
 
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eightypercent

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Proof reading should always be done.

I was quite surprise when I read, what I would call an " English foul". This one drives me insane, the phrase in question was used a few times, " I can borrow you the money". You can't "borrow" someone money. You can lend money to someone and that person borrows the money from you, "the lender".
I understand and generally agree, but life is not always as simple as you make out... colloquialisms exist, and as the other user [SinnedBad] wrote, "language is organic..."

If you travel about enough, you'll stumble across areas and peoples that seemingly misuse grammar, according to the perceived rules, but to them it is their natural and accepted way of expression. You can't "borrow" someone money... if you happen to ever travel to parts of northern England, you may end up being surprised.
 

eightypercent

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LOL, I so do love it when people from a country who can not even spell mum properly criticizes spelling and grammar.
Pick up a dictionary from England where English comes from and show me, mom, armor color.
I'm from England so I feel confident to respond to your [yet another] rant... you are so wrong on everything you write. English was not invented but evolved as a language over centuries, and continues to do so today. "English comes from" so many outside influences such as latin and French, but also Old English (which is so distant from our current English it underlines what I am trying to explain) and other Germanic and Nordic languages. That our English-speaking friends in Northern America have decided upon "mom" as their accepted abbreviation of mother instead of our British variant "mum" is simply flavour <smiles>.

Remember, most authors and users on this site will not be from the UK, so tolerence not only promotes a better and more healthy community for us all, but will also help you to become a more rounded and happy person.

Having said all that, I must admit that I still cringe when I hear the North Americans pronounce aluminium... but hey, it's no biggie.
 

hcguy

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And this is how language evolves... when I was younger, American English dictionaries still had the [original] spelling as aluminIum. Its a metal, like Sodum, Calcum and Magnesum ;)
Americans are good at cleaning up English - getting rid of a letter and even a whole syllable in aluminum which saves time, tossing out that silly "u" in color... Frankly, I'm surprised it isn't calcum and magnesum over here. :)
 

Aristos

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Americans are good at cleaning up English - getting rid of a letter and even a whole syllable in aluminum which saves time, tossing out that silly "u" in color... Frankly, I'm surprised it isn't calcum and magnesum over here. :)
Writing esthetic instead of aesthetic is cleaning up. (Seriously, the Brits should see about that; their Greek spellings are insane.)
However, changing aluminium into aluminum is mutilating a word and changing its root. Aluminium is spellt and PRONOUNCED with an "i" in every other language that I know of: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Swedish... You name it!

It's well-known that Webster altered the spelling of many American-English words in his original early-19th c dictionary for the purpose of asserting your cultural and linguistic identity shorly after the American Revolution. He thought many spellings were complicated, so he changed them and Americans embraced those changes. Unlike differences in grammar and vocabulary, those changes didn't take place gradually or naturally.

That's my viewpoint as a non-native speaker who was taught British English during childhood but has come to appreciate both varieties over time.
 
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Here is my unofficial android port:

A.O.A. Academy apk [Ch.3 Gold][scrappy's walkthrough+cheat+gallery MOD]
** A.O.A,Aurora's text message fix PATCH**
How to install:
move/copy "game" folder to "internal storage/android/data/a.o.a/files" folder.



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I played until the end of chapter 1 and it seems there's not any other chapter. Is it an error in my folder or your port only contains chapter one, actually?
Thank you, in advance!
 
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Does you installed A.O.A,Aurora's text message fix PATCH?
Yes, but after overcoming the error, I changed the folder to the original state (removed the patch) and continued playing, because it started creating a text box that would open my keyboard everytime I would try to create a new save, which made saving the game almost impossible (because everytime I closed the keyboard, it would open again, and so forth).

Should I add the patch back again to the folder? Is there any way to stop this keyboard opening thing, like removing a specific part of the patch file, or something?

Thank you, again!
 

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Yes, but after overcoming the error, I changed the folder to the original state (removed the patch) and continued playing, because it started creating a text box that would open my keyboard everytime I would try to create a new save, which made saving the game almost impossible (because everytime I closed the keyboard, it would open again, and so forth).

Should I add the patch back again to the folder? Is there any way to stop this keyboard opening thing, like removing a specific part of the patch file, or something?

Thank you, again!
If you passed Ep.1 then you can remove PATCH from game folder.

This will not affect the game.
 
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If you passed Ep.1 then you can remove PATCH from game folder.

This will not affect the game.
Thank you and I apologize for the time I took from you.

I already solved it, just had to remove 4 files from the folder "game" and it was all right, no more keyboard opening endlessly.

Thank you, yet again, both for answering me and for the android port!
 
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