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[–] WhatThaFudge@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Thank you for sharing. that was a wonderful blast of nostalgia, I quite enjoyed it.

[–] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

Completely useless comment here but maaaan, Max Payne, Red Faction, and BloodRayne were all easy 10/10 for me (to be fair I was easier to impress then). Seeing them stacked together like that immediately short circuited the joke and just made me worry this was a list of great games and I'd missed a bunch.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No kingdom hearts?! For me that was the only game that mattered on the PS2

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you missed the song

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

The holy shit I did until now

[+] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nope, can't be completely random you gotta pick words that has the same numbers of syllabuses is the right order

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They should have the correct inflection as well. Banana doesn't do the same job as tambourine.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

True, good point!

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

*syllabi

also, the word is “syllable” not “syllabus” lol

[–] woodytrombone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Syllables

We're speaking English, not Greek.

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I already felt like a pedantic asshole for making two corrections at once, but oh well. In for a penny, in for a pound.

The “-us” and “-i” suffix are the masculine singular/plural suffix in Latin, not Greek

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is true, but as it happens, the general conclusion (per the OED) is that syllabus isn't an authentic Latin word at all, it's a corruption or misreading of Greek sittybos as sillybus (spelling varies). So even though it's modelled after the Latin, it's already plural if the surmise is correct.

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Damn. Out assholed again. Congratulations, you beat me at my own game!

(Legitimately didn’t know that, so thank you for the info!)

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I used to run r/etymology, so digging deeper and being able to wrinkle my nose, furrow my brow, and out-pedantize a pedant is my specialty! And indeed, also learn something in the process.

[–] woodytrombone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Upvotes all around! Appreciate the corrections.

[–] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Now this is top tier pedantry, ya love to see it.

Edit: if you would've subtly but deliberately screwed up that idiom, this would be elevated to a true masterpiece

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