Silibili or Slibli?
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someone2040
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I actually prefer it as SliBli.
I enjoy puns, but when they're so obvious it's just a bit... well... silly. Lizardmen are fully of them as well, Itzi-Bitzi and Tiq-Taq'To being prime examples.
I prefer a more subtle way of GW puns, like Imrik . Slibli still has the sillyness in there, you just have to sound it out - kind've like Count Von Sapponatheim.
Although, I think a misinterpretation as Silly Billy could be worked into SliBli's background.
I enjoy puns, but when they're so obvious it's just a bit... well... silly. Lizardmen are fully of them as well, Itzi-Bitzi and Tiq-Taq'To being prime examples.
I prefer a more subtle way of GW puns, like Imrik . Slibli still has the sillyness in there, you just have to sound it out - kind've like Count Von Sapponatheim.
Although, I think a misinterpretation as Silly Billy could be worked into SliBli's background.
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Tiq-Taq-To, lol!! They should add him to Blood Bowl as a star player.someone2040 wrote:I actually prefer it as SliBli.
I enjoy puns, but when they're so obvious it's just a bit... well... silly. Lizardmen are fully of them as well, Itzi-Bitzi and Tiq-Taq'To being prime examples.
I prefer a more subtle way of GW puns, like Imrik . Slibli still has the sillyness in there, you just have to sound it out - kind've like Count Von Sapponatheim.
Although, I think a misinterpretation as Silly Billy could be worked into SliBli's background.
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Re: Silibili or Slibli?
Silly Billy for me too.
This thread reminds me of the old 'What's the plural of Saurus?' question. It's knocked around for years where I've seen it as Saurii, Sauruses or Saurus (like Sheep or Fish), and I don't think I've ever seen a definitive answer.
Anything in your official box of tricks, Galak?
This thread reminds me of the old 'What's the plural of Saurus?' question. It's knocked around for years where I've seen it as Saurii, Sauruses or Saurus (like Sheep or Fish), and I don't think I've ever seen a definitive answer.
Anything in your official box of tricks, Galak?
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Re: Silibili or Slibli?
well, the word "saurus" is definitely latin (the language spoken by ancient romans, not the mexican one), then the plural is undoubtfully "sauri", with one single "i"
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Re: Silibili or Slibli?
Not to be a pedant, but there are several declensions with different endings and depending on the grammatical case, the suffix would switch again.
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Re: Silibili or Slibli?
ok, infomation completenessWanchor wrote:Not to be a pedant, but there are several declensions with different endings and depending on the grammatical case, the suffix would switch again.
saurus
saurus, sauri
s. m. II decl.|n. m. II decl.|s. m. II decl.
case - singular - plural
Nominative - saurus - sauri
Genitive - sauri - saurōrum
Dative - sauro - sauris
Accusative - saurum - sauros
Vocative - saure - sauri
Ablative - sauro - sauris
never "saurii", anyway.
p.s.: never studied latin, just googled a bit.
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