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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0006427Dwarf FortressTypos/Grammarpublic2014-02-03 06:442015-05-13 10:56
Reporteraztectornado Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritylowSeveritytextReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformPCOSWindows 8.1OS VersionN/A
Product Version0.34.11 
Summary0006427: "Fishes" is listed as a plural noun in Dwarf language, rather than "Fish"
DescriptionWhen embarking and choosing a fortress name, every entry of plural "fish" is instead "Fishes".
Tags0.34.11, Intentional/Expected?, language, Probable Quick Fix, text

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aztectornado

2014-02-03 06:50

reporter   ~0024490

The issue is in line 2636 of language_words.txt in the raws. Replacing it with " [NOUN:fish:fish] " should fix the issue.

dree12

2014-02-03 08:25

reporter   ~0024493

Last edited: 2014-02-03 08:34

 Just curious, why is this a bug? "Fishes" is indeed an acceptable plural for "fish".

Here (southwestern Ontario), the use of "fish" vs. "fishes" seems to be as follows:

Fish:

  • A mass noun: We ate some fish for breakfast.

  • A singular animal: He caught a fish yesterday.

  • A singular species: A fish we can't live without is the Bluefin Tuna.

  • Plural animals (sometimes): There are thousands of fish in this lake!



Fishes:

  • Plural animals (sometimes): She counted 17 individual fishes in this river.

  • Plural species: The most often consumed fishes are tuna, salmon, and tilapia.

Toady One

2014-07-25 13:31

administrator   ~0027539

Last edited: 2014-07-25 13:31

 Yeah, this was one of the rare conscious decisions in the language raws, rather than a typo. "Fishes" is a valid, if not often used, plural form -- the way names work in DF, using fish again is sort of redundant in comparison, although most names that use a plural of fish are probably silly anyway. If using proper sorts of plurals matters later, we'll have this and other words to get right in the raws.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-02-03 06:44 aztectornado New Issue
2014-02-03 06:48 aztectornado Tag Attached: 0.34.11
2014-02-03 06:48 aztectornado Tag Attached: grammer
2014-02-03 06:48 aztectornado Tag Attached: language
2014-02-03 06:48 aztectornado Tag Attached: Probable Quick Fix
2014-02-03 06:48 aztectornado Tag Attached: text
2014-02-03 06:50 aztectornado Note Added: 0024490
2014-02-03 08:25 dree12 Note Added: 0024493
2014-02-03 08:34 dree12 Note Edited: 0024493
2014-02-03 10:59 user6 Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected?
2014-07-25 13:31 Toady One Note Added: 0027539
2014-07-25 13:31 Toady One Status new => resolved
2014-07-25 13:31 Toady One Resolution open => no change required
2014-07-25 13:31 Toady One Assigned To => Toady One
2014-07-25 13:31 Toady One Note Edited: 0027539
2015-05-13 10:56 lethosor Tag Detached: grammer