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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
| 0006427 | Dwarf Fortress | Typos/Grammar | public | 2014-02-03 06:44 | 2015-05-13 10:56 |
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| Reporter | aztectornado | |
| Assigned To | Toady One | |
| Priority | low | Severity | text | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | resolved | Resolution | no change required | |
| Platform | PC | OS | Windows 8.1 | OS Version | N/A |
| Product Version | 0.34.11 | |
| Target Version | | Fixed in Version | | |
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| Summary | 0006427: "Fishes" is listed as a plural noun in Dwarf language, rather than "Fish" |
| Description | When embarking and choosing a fortress name, every entry of plural "fish" is instead "Fishes". |
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| Tags | 0.34.11, Intentional/Expected?, language, Probable Quick Fix, text |
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| Issue History |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
| 2014-02-03 06:44 | aztectornado | New Issue | |
| 2014-02-03 06:48 | aztectornado | Tag Attached: 0.34.11 | |
| 2014-02-03 06:48 | aztectornado | Tag Attached: grammer | |
| 2014-02-03 06:48 | aztectornado | Tag Attached: language | |
| 2014-02-03 06:48 | aztectornado | Tag Attached: Probable Quick Fix | |
| 2014-02-03 06:48 | aztectornado | Tag Attached: text | |
| 2014-02-03 06:50 | aztectornado | Note Added: 0024490 | |
| 2014-02-03 08:25 | dree12 | Note Added: 0024493 | |
| 2014-02-03 08:34 | dree12 | Note Edited: 0024493 | bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0024493#r9134 |
| 2014-02-03 10:59 | Footkerchief | Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected? | |
| 2014-07-25 13:31 | Toady One | Note Added: 0027539 | |
| 2014-07-25 13:31 | Toady One | Status | new => resolved |
| 2014-07-25 13:31 | Toady One | Resolution | open => no change required |
| 2014-07-25 13:31 | Toady One | Assigned To | => Toady One |
| 2014-07-25 13:31 | Toady One | Note Edited: 0027539 | bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0027539#r10378 |
| 2015-05-13 10:56 | lethosor | Tag Detached: grammer | |
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The issue is in line 2636 of language_words.txt in the raws. Replacing it with " [NOUN:fish:fish] " should fix the issue. |
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dree12
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2014-02-03 08:25
(edited on: 2014-02-03 08:34) |
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Just curious, why is this a bug? "Fishes" is indeed an acceptable plural for "fish".
Here (southwestern Ontario), the use of "fish" vs. "fishes" seems to be as follows:
Fish:
- A mass noun: We ate some fish for breakfast.
- A singular animal: He caught a fish yesterday.
- A singular species: A fish we can't live without is the Bluefin Tuna.
- Plural animals (sometimes): There are thousands of fish in this lake!
Fishes:
- Plural animals (sometimes): She counted 17 individual fishes in this river.
- Plural species: The most often consumed fishes are tuna, salmon, and tilapia.
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Yeah, this was one of the rare conscious decisions in the language raws, rather than a typo. "Fishes" is a valid, if not often used, plural form -- the way names work in DF, using fish again is sort of redundant in comparison, although most names that use a plural of fish are probably silly anyway. If using proper sorts of plurals matters later, we'll have this and other words to get right in the raws.
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