Naka interview: 2D/3D game design, gaming hardware

Post by **Popcorn** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:45 pm

You know what trivial (yet increasingly common) misuse of the English language bugs me the most? The horrible abuse of the word 'literally'. "This movie literally blew me away!" is obviously nonsense, but even more nebulous phrases like "I've literally just done that" annoy me. What does "literally just" actually mean? I'll kill you.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:56 pm

That is literally my view on that word.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:57 pm

It's supposed to mean that the movie actually blew you away as in a real-world physical sense. You know, like what "literally" is supposed to mean. However, people misuse it to the point of stupidity. Y'know, as if a movie could actually "blow you away".

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:36 pm

At work today I got asked to empty the Christmas card recycling bin that we have at the front of the store from the end of December to the end of January. I noticed that it had CARD'S written on it. "Well," I thought to myself jauntily, "I'm sure CARD won't mind me emptying his bin for him". Then I cried a little. English language misuse makes me a saaaad panda.

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:59 pm

You mean they do stupid shit like that in England, too? Whew. I thought it was just American stupidity, as opposed to general stupidity.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:30 am

Sadly, language-tards are a universal breed.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:38 pm

My English teacher has an entire wall of grammatical errors. He gives us extra credit for turning stuff like that in. He calls it the "Grammar Wall of Shame."
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Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:49 pm

Spazz wrote:<img src="http://www.wernersplace.com/images/golf_sign.jpg">

That sort of mistake may be intentional.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:01 pm

And depending on the country that was posted in, it might not even be a mistake.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:19 pm

I know it's old, but..
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Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:35 pm

Goddanmmed rednecks.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:09 pm

Too bad there's no bottomless pits in the south where rednecks live.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:24 pm

Yeah, we could chuck 'em all in.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:25 am

Since when were there any bottomless pits anywhere? That'd be so awesome.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:26 am

Then you'd have to rig them so they played the Mario game over song whenever anyone fell in.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:39 am

That would be even more awesome.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:16 pm

Since when were there any bottomless pits anywhere? That'd be so awesome.

Ice Cap Act 1. Duh.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:40 pm

How about Metropolis Zone then, Mr. 1994?

Post by **Segaholic2** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:59 pm

Super Mario Bros. World 1-1, n00bs.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:13 pm

How do you know it was truly bottomless? Maybe Mario only fell a couple hundred feet and shattered his spine.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:53 pm

Mario doesn't have a spine, silly! He's a wop! They're made out of parmesian and jelly!

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:08 pm

Metropolis has no style.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:32 pm

No way. Metropolis is style. If not just because of the music alone.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:55 pm

It's funky funky techno techno.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:10 pm

Metropolis is void of style.