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"Glitchens" is NOT A WORD

"Glitchen" is plural already. 

ONE Glitch

TWO Glitchen

or, TWO Glitches

but "GLITCHENS" IS NOT A WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like "oxen" or "children" - you wouldn't write "greetings fellow oxens" or "greetings childrens"! Not unless you were TRYING to give us amateur grammarians conniption fits!

Deep sigh... I just had to get that out of my system...

Posted 12 years ago by EgIantine Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • >grammarian
    >The format of this thread.
    Posted 12 years ago by Volkov Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Those are all words to a lot of people otherwise how could you spell them?  :D
    Posted 12 years ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • IF JUST ONE MORE PLAYER USES THE UN-WORD "GLITCHENS" IN THE FORUMS I'M SO GOING TO LEAVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!
    Posted 12 years ago by EgIantine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Glitchens glitchens glitchens
    Posted 12 years ago by Piratice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That was the last straw! Farewell, glitchen! I'm out of here!

    I have totally definitely left the game now. I am not just saying I will leave, I actually left the game.

    In fact, I can stop playing this game anytime I want.

    And I just did!

    Honest!!!!!!
    Posted 12 years ago by EgIantine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Honestly, the glitchens in this game...*shakes head sadly*
    Posted 12 years ago by OMG BACON!! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Precedent (sorry): www.merriam-webster.com/dic...

    We just need to teach all the glitchens how to use it correctly.
    Posted 12 years ago by Aleph Zero Subscriber! | Permalink
  • it's like PANINI and all the big eejits that use that as a singular
    Posted 12 years ago by bhikku Subscriber! | Permalink
  • www.glitch.com/forum/bugs/2...
    Posted 12 years ago by EgIantine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You wouldn't say Chineses
    Posted 12 years ago by Osiris χ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But you would totally say peoples. Also, glitchens has just become way more fun to type ;D
    Posted 12 years ago by Aleph Zero Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You would say citizens.
    Posted 12 years ago by Kanamine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • the world is full of idiotses.
    Posted 12 years ago by flask Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Most people(s) that I know don't actually use the word "peoples" in their everyday speech.  In any case, issues of people/peoples aside, there is legitimate confusion on the issue, as I've seen "Glitchen" used as a singular.

    I know GNG lyrics originated with a player but presumably they can be taken as official, so we can take our cue from there.  "All the Glitchen" means all the players, not all of the singular player (unless all of someone, like their spleen, and eyeballs, and toes, and everything else, is making sparks, which sounds rather uncomfortable at best and dangerous at worst).

    If you use the word "peoples" in your conversation normally, and intend to give that same sort of verbal impression when you say "Glitchens" then that is fine (although I may think you are a bit silly), but otherwise you are clearly insane.
    Posted 12 years ago by diaveborn ♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I liek and lobe you all, glitchensIt is good to have rules because otherwise chaos rules.
    Not all rules are universal, however
    <.< grammaticasters  >.>
    Posted 12 years ago by harriette Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why does it matter? I find it cute that someone had a temper tantrum over grammar rules for words that were made up for the game in the first place. If the game doesn't enforce a standard to the words it invents, why should we assume that standard be English?
    Posted 12 years ago by polyrythmie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Only stupid glitchens use the word "glitchens".
    Posted 12 years ago by daniel5457 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Glitchen isnt in the dictionary and neither is glitchens so yeah..
    Posted 12 years ago by total.rebel Subscriber! | Permalink