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 Aug 11 2011, 06:42 PM
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The King In Yellow  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121  |
QUOTE I'm sorry previous writers have misnamed people with what seem to be genuine typos Or grautitous wrong grammar ("Der Nachtmachen"). Sorry, Grinder, but I had to mention that. And it's not that I really am that upset about Der NAchtmachen or other mutilated German; like RaabenAAS said, there're an awful lot of people with ghastly handles on the net as is. Also, our grammar is complicated. It's very rare to find a native who really is on the up and up with the official rules. Can't really expect that from freigners then. |
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Aug 12 2011, 01:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 2-July 11 Member No.: 32,605 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Aug 11 2011, 06:42 PM)  Or grautitous wrong grammar ("Der Nachtmachen"). Sorry, Grinder, but I had to mention that. And it's not that I really am that upset about Der NAchtmachen or other mutilated German; like RaabenAAS said, there're an awful lot of people with ghastly handles on the net as is. Also, our grammar is complicated. It's very rare to find a native who really is on the up and up with the official rules. Can't really expect that from freigners then. So unlike English in that way... |
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Aug 12 2011, 07:34 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
I have to say that Spy Games is most likely the Shadowrun sourcebook with the highest acronym count per page - mostly in the chapters about spycraft. And the glossary doesn't help all the time, as it's very short on the descriptions/ meanings of the used terms. Would have loved to see a detailed explanation in the in-game part, but unlike me all Jackpointers seem to be head-on in the spy game and the terms used.
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Aug 12 2011, 07:35 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Yeah, all the TLAs and worse make my head hurt. And I'm a computer tech.
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Aug 12 2011, 07:47 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
WTF? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Aug 12 2011, 07:49 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Actually, I was making an Acronym pun there as well.
The US suffers from having "Three Letter Agencies" as well as "Three Letter Acronyms". |
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Aug 12 2011, 07:55 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Aug 12 2011, 09:49 PM) Actually, I was making an Acronym pun there as well. Hey, that I figured out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) It's not just the US agencies in the book, but also stuff like HUMINT etc. that is only cursory described. |
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Aug 12 2011, 08:00 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Just be glad you're not in Canada where the agencies have two different acronyms and aren't always listed by both. (The infamous RCMP can also be called the GRC.).
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Aug 12 2011, 09:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 197 Joined: 14-July 11 From: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 33,321 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Aug 12 2011, 04:00 PM) Just be glad you're not in Canada where the agencies have two different acronyms and aren't always listed by both. (The infamous RCMP can also be called the GRC.). I have a hard enough time keeping track of (and deciphering) the English acronyms. The French acronyms are on their own! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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Aug 12 2011, 11:42 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Yeah, but you're in Toronto. People there and in Alberta are safe! The rest of us?
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Aug 13 2011, 04:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 197 Joined: 14-July 11 From: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 33,321 |
Actually, I was born and raised in Toronto, but I now live in Kitchener-Waterloo. Now I get the opportunity to make fun of Toronto, Hamilton, Mennonites, Shakespear, and rednecks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I'd love to see CSIS mentioned in Spy Games, even just as an inept footnote. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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