You're grammatically foible-free in a non-negative intended pejorative fashion. Shit, I'm starting to sound like him. What I mean to say is: Yes, you're right!Don't waffle, tell us how you really fee.
You write the way you write, I write the way I write, we're both right, right?
The bitch slap heard around the world!!!
I am going to regret this, but for those that know me, you will know I cannot help myself when I'm bored/tired.Each of his posts gradually pushed me towards not being able to help myself.....The sound of this guy running down from his ivory tower and galloping in on his high horse has woken my petty demon.
No writer? Sorry to break it to you, but I AM a writer. Guess what? I wrote this game, so I'm a writer!
Am I a professional writer? No. Do I claim to be a great or even good writer? No. I might even be, in some people's opinion a terrible writer and I'm OK with that. But good or bad, the fact is you are wrong and I am a writer! So, for someone who seems to be so particular about accuracy, it's a bit awkward that you start off with an error.
Oxford English definition of writer: "A person who has written something or who writes in a particular way."
P.S. I have written something. And I do write in a particular way. The fact that you think my "writing" is particularly bad sort of proves the point that I have written stuff! ***Cringe***
Can you give me an example of a misused colloquialism? I'm not saying I don't have any - I've just never heard of one, so I'm curious what you would consider as an example of where a colloquialism has been misused.
"Foible" is really only applicable when describing a person's character or behaviour. So you could accurately say I have some foibles, but it's incorrect to use the term in the context you used it in. A piece of writing cannot have " grammatical foibles". The writer has to have the foibles, not the writing. And "foible", by it's very definition implies a minor or small flaw, so it should never really be preceded by a diminutive adverb, such as "minor". Don't worry about it. I misused the word plenty of times too, until my 1st year (secondary school) teacher corrected me.
These are only questions, not statements, because I genuinely don't know for sure (But I bet you'll know). Should it be:
{Actually, no. Without a writer....} instead of {Actually no, without a writer...}
{"Where the Heart is" is filled with...} instead of {Where the Heart is, is filled with...}
and lastly, regarding {Which is the point I was quite obviously making.} - Can I suggest that if you need to re-iterate your point or give more detail / context, then maybe it wasn't that "obvious."
I never claim to be a grammar guru, although when I'm not rushed (which is never the case when it comes to WTHI), I usually do alright. And with approximately 27,000 lines (that's lines, not words) of dialog/ code written, with very little time given to proof-reading, I expect lots of minor errors.
It's difficult. Hell, you couldn't even write 4 lines without an error!
As anyone who reads this forum regularly knows, I am always open to constructive feedback and in most cases I'm pretty receptive to it. I agree that there are typos & grammar errors in every episode and I usually thank people for catching these. I'm responding to your comments in a negative way, because your tone throughout your posts just reeks of pretentiousness and self-righteousness and I've a low tolerance of those attributes in people (and horses!).
And I've sprinkled a few typos and grammatical errors into my response just to give you something to do. (All intentional of course
Your pal,
Cheeky
Hey Cheeky. You forgot pretentious asswipe that's full of themseves and whose favorite sound is their own voice.
All joking aside, I am a professional writer and quite honestly aside from the stray typo, I have never seen anything in your work that is anywhere near as bad as that stuck up whiner is claiming. He lauds Ptolemy, who certainly creates some nice work, but unfortunately Engrish is not his native language, and the bloke he has hired to do proofreading is seriously lacking. I can guarantee you that any release from Ptolemy is going to have many more errors than you because of this fact (this is not something that I haven't told either Ptolemy or his proofreader, whose excuse is he doesn't have enough time).
I am going to regret this, but for those that know me, you will know I cannot help myself when I'm bored/tired.
No writer? Sorry to break it to you, but I AM a writer. Guess what? I wrote this game, so I'm a writer!
Am I a professional writer? No. Do I claim to be a great or even good writer? No. I might even be, in some people's opinion a terrible writer and I'm OK with that. But good or bad, the fact is you are wrong and I am a writer! So, for someone who seems to be so particular about accuracy, it's a bit awkward that you start off with an error.
Oxford English definition of writer: "A person who has written something or who writes in a particular way."
P.S. I have written something. And I do write in a particular way. The fact that you think my "writing" is particularly bad sort of proves the point that I have written stuff! ***Cringe***
Can you give me an example of a misused colloquialism? I'm not saying I don't have any - I've just never heard of one, so I'm curious what you would consider as an example of where a colloquialism has been misused.
"Foible" is really only applicable when describing a person's character or behaviour. So you could accurately say I have some foibles, but it's incorrect to use the term in the context you used it in. A piece of writing cannot have " grammatical foibles". The writer has to have the foibles, not the writing. And "foible", by it's very definition implies a minor or small flaw, so it should never really be preceded by a diminutive adverb, such as "minor". Don't worry about it. I misused the word plenty of times too, until my 1st year (secondary school) teacher corrected me.
These are only questions, not statements, because I genuinely don't know for sure (But I bet you'll know). Should it be:
{Actually, no. Without a writer....} instead of {Actually no, without a writer...}
{"Where the Heart is" is filled with...} instead of {Where the Heart is, is filled with...}
and lastly, regarding {Which is the point I was quite obviously making.} - Can I suggest that if you need to re-iterate your point or give more detail / context, then maybe it wasn't that "obvious."
I never claim to be a grammar guru, although when I'm not rushed (which is never the case when it comes to WTHI), I usually do alright. And with approximately 27,000 lines (that's lines, not words) of dialog/ code written, with very little time given to proof-reading, I expect lots of minor errors.
It's difficult. Hell, you couldn't even write 4 lines without an error!
As anyone who reads this forum regularly knows, I am always open to constructive feedback and in most cases I'm pretty receptive to it. I agree that there are typos & grammar errors in every episode and I usually thank people for catching these. I'm responding to your comments in a negative way, because your tone throughout your posts just reeks of pretentiousness and self-righteousness and I've a low tolerance of those attributes in people (and horses!).
And I've sprinkled a few typos and grammatical errors into my response just to give you something to do. (All intentional of course
Your pal,
Cheeky
Looks like you are conflating 2 different people. I don't particularly care about typos and grammar as long as it doesn't become egregious. I frequently make typos and my grammar is far from perfect so it would be pretty hypocritical. In fact I probably wouldn't even notice minor grammatical errors. Whenever I critique writing it is about dialog feeling natural, plot advancing logically and everything feeling like it fits within the story being told.
Check the Changelog in the Op , there you can find already the answer to your question ; Chapter 11 it's already included in the last update, Ch 12 probably it will be released in the next one
Yep - I spelt thrash incorrectly. I know the word is trash, but for some reason I kept typing it as thrash. So a typo, rather than misuse. I also almost always type "form" when I mean "from" and incorrectly spell embarrass as embarass. There's about 20 more examples where I know how to spell something, but when I type, for some reason, I make the same error over and over. I literally write "form" instead of "from", when I type about 80% of the time. It's infuriating.
Ep12 won't be out for at least another week. So check back here in "At least another week"+ 8 seconds.
I actually found this funny as my grandma would always call trash thrash.
Hmmm - how old are you? I do that all the time and put it down to 'senior moments' where one hand types faster than the other.
Thanks Ignatz. I would never argue grammar / spelling with you. And your tips back in the day were always much appreciated. I will still be doing at least 50% of the actual dialog writing as I'm already doing less and less of the art, so if I give up too much writing, I'd feel too detached form the game. But it is such a releif to have Phalzyr on board to take the pressure off (his work rate is phenomenal) and Aeilion is slowly. but surely making me redundant when it comes to the artwork. He is a machine.
I was actually thinking the same thing about the use of thrash!Hmmm - how old are you? I do that all the time and put it down to 'senior moments' where one hand types faster than the other.
On the other hand maybe the use of 'thrash' is Freudian and you really want to put more spanking in to the game.
I actually saw this error and mentioned it to him recently. I have a habit of proofreading stuff more than once, so hopefully I'll catch anything like this going forward but there is one thing I have learned from past writing even "professional" editors won't catch everything. Also there is timing as we want to release this not hold it back to proofread it to perfection... So if you do see a glaring mistake please let us know constructively.
I'm not sure what "standards" your writing is being compared to - but I want to express my appreciation for a fantastic game AND writing. I have only/literally laughed out loud while playing one game - Yours! Fantastic sense of humor and gameplay. Well done.
