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Unit 23
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Description, prescription, weird policy results..

Postby Unit 23 » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:45 am

My apparently increasingly human scientists were naming an element, and of the four options, I chose something "practical" instead of the other options because science is important.

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Silliness aside, the game is unfortunately a fan of prescriptive naming convention and reduced not only my intelligence, but my tech, AND my productivity for being literal.

Doubly unfortunately, this does not reflect actual science: Modern naming conventions are increasingly descriptive -- for example, "business science" is never "negotiumology" unless you're a Roman or a show magician, presumably.

Hooboy. Silly, backwater, impractical me. For trying to make science useful.

This is kinda related to the thing where particular people think correct grammar is an actual something, and that if rules aren't adhesive, the point being made is therefore automatically incredible. I love those guys.

Any grammar fans in the audience? It's nothing personal but you basically owe me 0.15% of my economy.

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Auristania
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Postby Auristania » Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:14 am

Wrong forum.

Either take this to the Gameplay forum or rephrase it to a question about real world naming conventions

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Victorious Decepticons
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Postby Victorious Decepticons » Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:17 am

Auristania wrote:Wrong forum.

Either take this to the Gameplay forum or rephrase it to a question about real world naming conventions

Actually, I think the thread for wonky results is over in Got Issues...
*checks*
Ah, yes. Stickied right to the top. Here's the thread this belongs in: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=424650
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Vallermoore wrote:The Victorious Decepticons.

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rather than meet up to have a talk. :(

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Jelmatt
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Postby Jelmatt » Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:41 am

I think the OP is trying to make a thread about linguistic prescriptivism and descriptivism
This nation does not represent my actual views. A semi-feudal absolute monarchy going through political upheaval.

Leftist; democratic socialist with a helping of civic republicanism.



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Postby Esternial » Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:34 am

Still not as bad as the English calling Natrium (Na) "sodium".

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Postby USS Monitor » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:46 pm

If you think there's an error in the issue code, report it in Got Issues. If you want to have a broader discussion about prescriptivism, make a new OP that lays out the topic more clearly.
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