Onoses, Oni, Onii

Otto_RaynarOtto_Raynar Join Date: 2004-03-26 Member: 27547Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">the CORRECT FORM AT LAST</div> via random serching on the internet, 'cause i happen to be a member of the grammar gestapo, i have found the correct plural form of onos!!
it turns out that an onos is actually a mytical, large, wild donkey with one horn from India (more or less a violent Indian unicorn) and that the correct plural of onos is ONOI

i repeat, the correct form is ONOI!

<b><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>ONOI</span></b>
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  • Kenichi-SNKKenichi-SNK Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24617Members
    edited May 2004
    Onos is a name and therefor should not be in any form of dictionary that ONOI refers to a completely differant animal. So how you figured that Onos is "said" ONOI is completely un-proof supported and very unreliable by source.

    Besides its the makers decision how it is said, but i prefer Onos way better.
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  • l3igDl3igD Join Date: 2003-11-20 Member: 23262Members
    Its onos. Just like deer is deer. Moose is moose.. ect ect...
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  • viperviper Join Date: 2004-03-18 Member: 27402Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Otto Raynar (The Beige Knight)+May 4 2004, 08:32 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Otto Raynar (The Beige Knight) @ May 4 2004, 08:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> it turns out that an onos is actually a mytical, large, wild donkey with one horn from India (more or less a violent Indian unicorn) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    and we all thought it was a cow.
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  • Otto_RaynarOtto_Raynar Join Date: 2004-03-26 Member: 27547Members
    edited May 2004
    it's not a PROPER name, it's a name from mythology, not made up by the NS devs (well, they may have thought they did), the myth refers to herds of onoi and, when refering to a single one, it's onos
    [SARCASM]Yeah, two words spelled the same, pronounced the same, referring to two (reasonably) similar creatures.. they DEFINATELY have different plural forms[/SARCASM]
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  • l3igDl3igD Join Date: 2003-11-20 Member: 23262Members
    Well, Say what you like. I'm still going to call it a bunch of onos. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Kenichi-SNKKenichi-SNK Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24617Members
    Onos

    *" OH - NO -S "*
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  • ScribblesScribbles Join Date: 2003-11-05 Member: 22323Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Kenichi-SNK+May 4 2004, 08:45 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kenichi-SNK @ May 4 2004, 08:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Onos

    *" OH - NO -S "* <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Indeed, Onos is allready a multiple form. A single one would be an Ono.
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  • napinapi Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14172Members, Constellation
    i think you've all missed the point of this exercise

    the truth is it is;

    a space cow
    a herd of space cows
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  • MintmanMintman Join Date: 2003-05-30 Member: 16866Members
    WHO CARES!!!?!?!

    It's not like your going to sit there and have an argument over the correct grammar when someone types/says "OH SHEEE THERE'S 4 ONOS HEADED THIS WAY". You be much too busy putting your head between your knees and kissing your arse goodbye.
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  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    edited May 2004
    There was a vote about this some time ago, made by Flayra. Guess what? "Oni" won. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    That's what I use, even though it doesn't matter a rats_ass_what the correct form might be.
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  • ScribblesScribbles Join Date: 2003-11-05 Member: 22323Members
    Usually I just press the "kill all onos" button.
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  • AfrAfr Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16240Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Oni
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Are we back here <b>again</b>??

    Well, last time it came up, afaik we got Flay involved and he said Oni, but I'm not 100% on this.

    Wooo, look at the forum cycling, lookit, lookit! (spins forum like wheel of life)
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <span style='color:red'>***Locked.***</span> Getting tired of this debate.



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    Oni! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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