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Title: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Chris on February 27, 2009, 10:37:03 am This is totally trivial, but it's been nagging at me...
When you select a bunch of ships which are en-route somewhere, the name given to the group on the sidebar is "Convoy". It occurs to me that this is not a very good name; knowing this, I've deliberately avoided using it elsewhere. Instead, I've just referred to "ships". But it still bothers me a little. With that in mind, should I change the word used? Would "fleet" be better? Or should I break out the thesaurus and go for words like "squadron", or "flotilla"? Then again, perhaps simply using the good old plural noun "ships" would suffice. Cast your vote, and the majority will decide. Democracy in action! :) Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Kumlekar on February 28, 2009, 01:35:06 am Fleet is good based on the number of ships being sent. Convoy is good for describing ships moved by the rally point though. (i don't know why a theasarus is required for squadron, but that sends the image of a small number of ships, and really doesn't fit when your attacking with 800-1000 a turn)
Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Chris on February 28, 2009, 01:42:30 am Because I didn't think of "squadron" until I looked in the thesaurus. :)
Thanks for the feedback. Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Prez on February 28, 2009, 08:17:25 am My suggested name is "StarShips Fighter" or simply "StarShips"
Fabio Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: PLAYLIFE on February 28, 2009, 10:38:32 am Fleet is good based on the number of ships being sent. Convoy is good for describing ships moved by the rally point though. (i don't know why a theasarus is required for squadron, but that sends the image of a small number of ships, and really doesn't fit when your attacking with 800-1000 a turn) I agree completely. And, yes, squadron is just a small number. Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Boris on March 02, 2009, 02:36:22 am Fleet for <100, Armada for 100+.
Title: Re: Convoys and fleets and collective nouns, oh my! Post by: Chris on March 02, 2009, 03:41:20 am I hadn't considered giving them different names depending on their size. That's not a bad idea. :)
Fleet seems to be winning in the overall naming stakes at the moment! |