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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001953 | Dwarf Fortress | Creatures | public | 2010-05-18 14:24 | 2010-06-21 12:37 |
| Reporter | Quietust | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | N/A |
| Status | resolved | Resolution | no change required | ||
| Product Version | 0.31.04 | ||||
| Summary | 0001953: Bronze colossus plural irregular? | ||||
| Description | In the raws, the plural for "bronze colossus" is defined as "bronze colossuses", though many players (and at least one dictionary) suggests that the plural of "colossus" should be "colossi". | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colossus http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colossus http://www.thefreedictionary.com/colossus Random House, American Heritage Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, and Collins English Dictionary all say that both plurals are acceptable. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2010-05-18 14:24 | Quietust | New Issue | |
| 2010-05-18 14:34 |
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Note Added: 0006976 | |
| 2010-06-21 12:37 |
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Status | new => resolved |
| 2010-06-21 12:37 |
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Resolution | open => no change required |
| 2010-06-21 12:37 |
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Assigned To | => user6 |