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Debate 15: A vs Å
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:36:04
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ShawnPeezy
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I suggested this as a joke on the server but Ninja's ability to debate anything and my determination to argue about everything threw up a few genuine points.
So, our clan is called Zombie Assassins and our tag is [ZÅ]. Thing is, on the official letters, our name is spelt 'Zombie Åssassins,' with the Å. Should the full name be spelt as such or with the standard A (Zombie Assassins)?
I maintain that we should use A. The name was though of first and the clan tag afterwards (logically). You don't think of some words, initialise them and then change the spelling of the original words. Assassins is a word while Åssassins is not. It just isn't. Furthermore, the å character denotes a longer, darker A sound, as in 'harbour.' Do we now have to pronounce our name 'Arse-assins'?
So yeah.
Edited by The Hat of Love on 06/13/2012 14:36:44
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| rosario |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:40:11
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i say keep the alted A it makes it easier to point out fakes
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:41:50
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Å is Nordic, so Code might be slightly upset if it was changed.
Jk, I really think this debate is irrelevant...But yes if we were using proper spelling/grammar on the site we would have it [ZÅ] Zombie Assassins [ZÅ] But it really doesn't matter 
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:45:40
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Slow, I'm not talking about in server or changing our tags - if you'd read the OP you'd know I was talking about when we write out Zombie Assassins.
The Netherlands is not Nordic, Dudeman. Damn you and your lack of exact knowledge about Europe.
And obviously it's irrelevant BUT I STILL CARE.
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| RazNinjaMike |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:45:48
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tag should change [ZÅ] -to- [RAZ] |
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| ninja |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:51:44
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I'm taking an alternative viewpoint: it can be A or Å.
Flexibility is something that makes the study of language so beautiful and interesting. It widens the accessibility of communication, leading to a better, more connected society.
Furthermore, limiting to just one of the two forms is a violation of a fundamental human right: the right to freedom of speech. It is morally unacceptable to prevent an individual from expressing their opinion.
My brain is open.
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| MasterA |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:53:14
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from the title i thought i was involved in this lol
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/13/2012 14:53:36
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According to this it's Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. I LIVE IN 'MERICA, NEVER BEEN ACROSS THE POND!
http://www.borgos...lfabet.htm
Edit: Your right Ninja, but I really don't see your debate style. Your saying that we should be flexible with the Å and it really doesn't matter. But you care enough to debate it? Just seems a little funny to me. And there is a flexibility in language, but the pronunciation of words with different characters will mean different things.
Example: I saw a bird last night.
I saw a beard last night.
The i vs the ea made the pronunciation different. in those to words making them have completely different meanings. I really don't know why I got in this debate  I really could care less either way.
Edited by Dudeman on 06/13/2012 14:58:52
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| za heystarface |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:03:13
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OKAY!
Calm yerselves.
We use the standard A when spelling out our full name or when we're being lazy and writing the tags or when the place we're writing doesn't allow for alted letters.
We use the alted A for our tags.
The reason is kinda like what hat said. But not quite.
Our tags are our symbol, and since we can't have a real picture in the text, we make do with [ZÅ]. It's a "picture," not actual letters (although it is actual letters cause text is our only option). So this is our name: Zombie Assassins and this is what we look like [ZÅ].
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| canada |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:04:17
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I think ZA because wee are not called zombie Awhssassins |
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:08:05
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Star what there debating on....Is really so minute of a problem. If I understand this right. You know under the Clan Panel how it says Food Clan .::. Zombie Åssassins, Hat wants it changed to Zombie Assassins. And Ninja wants it left the same.
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| za heystarface |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:11:22
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Where?
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| Dudeman |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:16:33
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Here 
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:36:49
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ShawnPeezy
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I don't necessarily want to go through the whole site and change every Å not in the tags to an A - just a technicality I brought up.
Ninja, I disagree with your point that this is about freedom of speech, it's more about spelling and if we can't spell then what is the world coming to?!??!
I don't know how serious I'm making this debate.
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| za heystarface |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:39:10
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Serious enough that i fixed it.
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| Tulipness |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:40:37
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We could all switch to A since there are some people with laptops that cant alt it
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 06/13/2012 15:48:13
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ShawnPeezy
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Hurrah for nitpicking!
And nah, the tags are still good with the Å.
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| canada |
Posted on 06/13/2012 16:10:46
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Then we will look like a clan who can't abbreviated there own letters |
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| Joshkl2013 |
Posted on 06/13/2012 16:24:29
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I såy we keep the Å.
Not only is it trådition, but it looks like the 'Å' is holding å little bålloon to celebråte ZÅ. Åre you globophobic or something?
Ånywåy, Åssåssins hås a nice ring to it... So we shåll retåin såid ålted letter indefinåntly.
Ålright.. Thåt's my årgument. Tåke it or leåve it. XD
Edited by Joshkl2013 on 06/13/2012 16:38:51
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| Carnage |
Posted on 06/13/2012 16:28:42
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Who f'in cares!? Lol!
"Hey guys, I just bought this thing called a sight ward...so it's GG." - MasterA in League of Legends
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