Nintendo cares - Page 2

**joz** · 05-25-2010, 08:30 AM

That's really nice of them.

**jim5cents** · 05-25-2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ten

If for no other reason, N created 9 more die hard, life-long fans that day.

The Joe Camel of video games...you gotta hook'em when they're young.

**Kong** · 05-25-2010, 01:22 PM

We should test this out and write a letter of our own.

**sabby** · 05-25-2010, 01:30 PM

To whom it may concern:

We would like to thank you for all the wonderful products that your company has created. We are a group of primarily male, 20 - 35 year olds that spend much of our discretionary income and free time using your products. Would it be possible for you to donate some of your wonderful products to us in return, we will talk very nice things about your company.

There's a start.

**samejamesbond** · 05-25-2010, 03:05 PM

Who on RU doesn't have proficiency in the English language?

**Dudebro** · 05-25-2010, 03:23 PM

Depends on who you ask.

**Tails** · 05-25-2010, 03:34 PM

**samejamesbond** · 05-25-2010, 03:38 PM

If you can find someone, then it might work.

**Dudebro** · 05-25-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tails

Sez?

No I meant it depends on who you ask because different people have different ideas about what is proficient or not. For example, some people think funner is perfectly fine while others think it's improper English.

**joz** · 05-25-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

No I meant it depends on who you ask because different people have different ideas about what is proficient or not. For example, some people think funner is perfectly fine while others think it's improper English.

I hate it when that happens. That sort of thing really gets to me sometimes.

**Tails** · 05-25-2010, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

No I meant it depends on who you ask because different people have different ideas about what is proficient or not. For example, some people think funner is perfectly fine while others think it's improper English.

Like "I think dolphins are gay IMO"?

**joz** · 05-25-2010, 03:53 PM

Do people really talk like that Tails? I thought that was just used for chatting and blogging.

**Tails** · 05-25-2010, 03:55 PM

you should see people around here instead of laughing they say L O L.

**joz** · 05-25-2010, 04:08 PM

If they say LOL instead of actually laughing then it probably wasn't that funny to begin with. Then again, I don't have friends under 20 years old. It might be a generation gap thing.

**samejamesbond** · 05-25-2010, 04:21 PM

l337 5p3AK 15 p0pU1ar 0n B10g5 m057 0f 7h3 71m3.
But it isn't too hard to understand after you play online games alot.

**Kugyince** · 05-25-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

No I meant it depends on who you ask because different people have different ideas about what is proficient or not. For example, some people think funner is perfectly fine while others think it's improper English.

"Funner" isn't a word. "Funer" is, implying a higher degree of fun. While it sounds awkward because of the low usage frequency of the placement of the superlative, it is grammatically correct.

It is also correct to add the superlative before the adjective/adverb such as "more fun." That is the more frequent usage. It would result in improper English if a double superlative was used such as "more funer" or a superlative was used in context with something that has no degrees such as "more unique." Something is either unique or it is not.

P.S. I find it amusing that my spell checker wants to change the word "funer" to "funner."

**Dudebro** · 05-25-2010, 05:13 PM

I don't say L O L in person but I sometimes make the letters with my fingers if I want to quietly laugh at someone.

**Winnebagel** · 05-25-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tenser

"Funner" isn't a word. "Funer" is, implying a higher degree of fun. While it sounds awkward because of the low usage frequency of the placement of the superlative, it is grammatically correct.

It is also correct to add the superlative before the adjective/adverb such as "more fun." That is the more frequent usage. It would result in improper English if a double superlative was used such as "more funer" or a superlative was used in context with something that has no degrees such as "more unique." Something is either unique or it is not.

P.S. I find it amusing that my spell checker wants to change the word "funer" to "funner."

Actually, neither word is correct if used to describe a greater degree of fun, as neither word exists in standard English. The correct term really is, "more fun".

Both "Funner" & "Funer" exist as slang words, but one isn't more correct than the other.

I have seen "Funner" also sometimes used describe a humorous story or a joke, but it's still not standard.