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Ahchi
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No that was the end of Chapter Two,
Please download and enjoy Chapter three,
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Am I the only one, who thinks it's weird how people in this game use name affixes "Mr.&Ms." with surnames?
If your name is John Smith, the formal address should be "Mr. Smith", not "Mr. John". That would be absurd.
Maybe it's a cultural thing...
If your name is John Smith, the formal address should be "Mr. Smith", not "Mr. John". That would be absurd.
Maybe it's a cultural thing...
Ya I chalk it up to the writer maybe not having English be their first language. As an example, the latest chapter has a section where they constantly refer, in dialogue, to a character named Jessica, as simply 'White'. Her last name is White. But they have people calling her 'White' and not Jessica which doesn't make a lick of sense. Or how they call the teachers at the school 'Ms Elizabeth' or 'Ms Heather'...no one does that that I have ever seen at the college level here in the U.S. - it would be Ms. or Mrs. followed by the last name.
That's probably my biggest complaint with this game is the dialogue where they use incorrect terminology, incorrect grammar and spelling so frequently that it actually impacts immersion as I constantly have to adjust the sentences in my head so that they make proper sense within the context of the game.
And the weirdest thing is when the developer comes here on the forums and puts up lengthy posts - they're almost always very well-worded, so it makes me wonder if he has someone else writing the dialogue to the game for him. I've even offered to help proof read the stuff if need be - and I know other people here would help, too, because it's a common complaint for people.
delacroix2
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I wonder , will the game have a happy ending? 
some stories are very sad
some stories are very sad
Odin73
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Oh I am pretty sure there will be happy ending...I wonder , will the game have a happy ending?
Ya I know I'm not the only one who has made offers to help in the past with any proofreading or adjusting sentences grammatically to make sense. People from different cultures / parts of the world aren't going to understand how we speak here which is totally understandable, so it makes sense to maybe lean on some other folks who are familiar with how language is spoken in this part of the world.
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).
Ahchi
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Remember the " Dreams "
Each one indicated that someone was hurt, and the MC was blaming himself for it !
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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".
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Ahchi
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The "Dreams" are scenes from within this game,
Towards the end of Chapter 2
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Looks like I'm late for tiermaker tier list but still.
eightypercent
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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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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.
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When it's ready
I just had to be the first one to say it, sorry lol... don't take it personal We pronounce it that way because we spell it "aluminum".
eightypercent
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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.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