Author Topic: How to address a Kran (he, she, it, ...?)  (Read 2244 times)

zinder

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« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2005, 10:20:52 pm »
Well, you asked for suggestions. I propose \"ka\" as third person singular pronom for genderless persons. Deklination is \"kir\". AFAIK those words have no meaning in englisch or any other language. But my knowledge on language is very limited.
Another could be iit, ait, ayt or something similar close to \"it\".

Regardless of your choice (it, he, a made up word) i suggest campaigning for it with stories in the roleplay forum. Beside the ingame use.

A?garion

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« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2005, 11:29:34 pm »
As a Kran I don\'t really care of how anybody could call me, but as a french guy i don\'t really know how to say it in another way, actually we\'re used to say \"lui\" and \"elle\" for \"him\" and \"her\",\"il\" and \"elle\" for \"he\" and \"she\", and we do not have any neutral gender even to talk about object (for example a bottle is told like a \"femalle\" object -> une bouteille and a knife will be a \"male\" one-> un couteau). But in french scool we\'re used to learn that \"it\" is reseved for animals too, and i think that french peopple playing as Kran won\'t understand why they\'re qualified as animals.
So I think the cretion af a new word is the solution, I agree with Zinder in the choive of \"ka\" for the singulars and kir for the plural of it ( \"it\" meaning the word not the Kran ;) ).

why do not ask this as a survey?
« Last Edit: June 02, 2005, 11:30:50 pm by A?garion »

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« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2005, 01:52:47 am »
Why is there all this confusion? Just call the person his/her username. (uh oh I just used \"he/she\") But still, just say,\" and whatever you want to say.\"

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« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2005, 02:06:39 am »
In roleplay, generally you do not know a person\'s name until they give it to you.
Judge: Are you trying to show contempt for this court, Mr Smith?
Smith: No, My Lord. I am attempting to conceal it.

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« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2005, 02:34:20 am »
* MornGlawar looks at the people who are chatting. His eyes look like insomniac\'s eyes who doesnt sleep since 5 days. He feels bad and very tired... suddently he says:

boring

* and falls down on the pavement
* his left arm raises

Why not calling them with their rl gender?

* and the arm falls down too

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Karyuu

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« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2005, 02:41:57 am »
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Originally posted by fken
Why not calling them with their rl gender?


And you would know what it is... how?
Judge: Are you trying to show contempt for this court, Mr Smith?
Smith: No, My Lord. I am attempting to conceal it.

ajdaha

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« Reply #21 on: June 07, 2005, 06:08:32 pm »
Just do what I do when I don\'t know someone\'s gender.
Behold:
I just saw a Kran, I don\'t know what gender it is. So I refer to it simply as \"That idiot\". For aren\'t we all idiots?
Especially those who play Krans, those who\'d prefer not to have a gender? :)
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« Reply #22 on: June 07, 2005, 07:15:25 pm »
Diclaimer: all posts made by Ajdaha are jokes and are written in good humour, don\'t take anything he says seriously. I will not be blaimed for broken hearts and/or, dreams.

I suggest you write your signature on capital letters, or colorful ones. Add lights around so you\'re sure that anybody actually misses it before replying :D
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