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TOPIC: Ratings for Hilt "Duel Ability"
Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22523
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h2soy, I really enjoy this topic. Thanks for a well thought out system and your personal notes. It does make one start to ponder all aspects of a hilt, not just the hilts appearance.
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Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22524
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It does make one start to ponder all aspects of a hilt, not just the hilts appearance.
Right? I love my Vigilant and Sorcerer Staff for their SW tie ins and overall looks but I'll only ever use them in a costume or as display pieces because, as duelers, they're kinda "meh" when measured against my preferences for a dueler.
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Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22525
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Yes, I totally get it. It makes sense. I have a few hilts I've been considering and now I'm thinking "will I use this one in choreo for a video project, or will I use it just for displaying, will I use it for "limited" choreo, or can I use this to all out have fun.
I know SF hilts are all built to take it (except crystal reveal), but now I am thinking about a new way to categorize my collection. |
Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22561
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1st Gen
By the FORCE! That is one hell of a master piece! I MUST HAVE IT! And there starts my quest for a V1 Epoch ... 2nd Gen Looks neater, more noble than the first one. The sleekiness and the cleanliness of the polished metal gives it this look I guess. 3rd Gen Looks like the most duel able one. And once the activation switch will be located in the gap between the hilt and the emitter, it'll be even more. Still, my personal preference, design wise, goes to the first one. What a BEAUTY! Thanks for putting all generations together h2soy! |
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Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22801
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First let me preface by saying I am not a grammar Nazi (I mess my own language up all the time--and I tutor it for Pete's sake). I fully realize many here are not native speakers and English is tough (even to native speakers). I work with students who are non-native speakers all the time. But just as I think it is wrong to belittle people for errors I also think it is wrong not to help those who want to gain a better understanding. I say all this to point out that I am not trying to put anyone down.
Any way I just want to point out that Dual means two or a pair or something. While Duel means a contest between two people with deadly weapons. Again not trying to be an ass, just trying to help those who may not realize the difference between these homonyms (words which sound the same but have different meanings--of which English has a ton).  On that note, one of my favorite quotes about my native tongue: The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. --Jame D. Nicoll |
Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22809
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Hellrazoromega wrote:
On that note, one of my favorite quotes about my native tongue:
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. --Jame D. Nicoll Found it back on Reddit, but here goes nothing: English is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though. So yeah ... Being French, when I don't know an English word, I use the French word, pronounce it the English way and 85% of the time, it works every time 
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Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22811
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Any way I just want to point out that Dual means two or a pair or something. While Duel means a contest between two people with deadly weapons.
You're right, TY, didn't notice my error. Fixed. I got my "duel" ability crossed with my "dual" wielding. Yaaaaaay homonyms.
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Ratings for Hilt "Dual Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22813
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Im from the US so I am a native English speaker, but I think the majority of my speech is slang these days. I have always appreciated how improper English can be and still get the point across. If there is any language in my opinion to butcher and not feel bad about it is English.
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Ratings for Hilt "Duel Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22814
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And here I am, learning & speaking English for the past 15 years or so, and I made a point of speaking it as properly as I can ...
I do the same with every language I speak though  But hey, what matters in the end is getting the point across 
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Ratings for Hilt "Duel Ability" 2 months 4 weeks ago #22816
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Faethien wrote:
And here I am, learning & speaking English for the past 15 years or so, and I made a point of speaking it as properly as I can ...
I do the same with every language I speak though But hey, what matters in the end is getting the point across
I agree, granted Im a pretty basic person anyway which probably helps that English can be fairly simple compared to other languages to communicate. Coot |
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