Strong Bob Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Alright, I was looking at a few past roleplays and at first I thought it was just a common spelling error. But when I looked in the XCAS UFOpedia I encountered the exact same problem. Then I thought it must be another typo on that too, but I found it popping up everywhere! If you haven't guessed what I'm talking about, it's that there seems to be three separate spellings for Ascadian/Ascidian/Ascidion. Uh, yeah. Is there an established spelling for this word? Or is this one of those things where the word is pronounced the same but spelled differently pending the country you live in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonHawk Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Strong_Bob, just don't ask. But since you did... Ok, here's the story, as far as my decripit memory can tell. No matter what Brain says, it started out being Ascidian, I'm sure of it. With an 'i'. However, at some point, we decided that due to possible copyright issues (or some other legalized drek), we were going to spell it with an 'a' - Ascadian. Now, there are two schools of thought with regards to why this is good: 1. Ascadian sounds a bit cooler. Harsher.2. Ascidian is some sort of small marine creature, an invertebrae - something that sounds sorta soft and wimpy. However in defence of my preferred spelling - Ascidian - we have the following: 1. It's just right, and I really doubt whomever owns the remnants of X-Com is going to give a flying rat's arse about it.2. Ascadian, in my humble (or not so) opinion, sounds like some sort of anal wart. Harsh. Real fighting soldiers say "Ascidian". Losers and morons (and their disciples) *looks at Brain* say "Ascadian". "Ascidion"... Who's on drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Bob Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 Well that explains it. But I am compelled to point out that since it's clearly stated on the site that XCAS is a fan sim of X-COM Alliance such a measure would not have been needed, since the credit is already given... But I guess it's too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonHawk Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 It is too late - for clarity. However, life is like that, and the difference in one letter won't kill anyone. It'll be consistent for one person, anyway. Again, Ascidion is not one of the accepted spellings - that may be just a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonie Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Heheheh. I picked up the habit of saying AscAdian some months ago. IT was due to checking through the stuff Brain posted on the UFOpaedia constantly over and over as I was adding and revitalizing the stuff. It sounds much more cooler to me to be frank. Ascidian is for freaking wimps!!!!! Heheh, j/k. Since Mouse HAS said it to be Ascidian then EVERYONE remember to spell it THAT way. I'll do my best to remember it but....can't say I will considering the fact that it's quite deep rooted in me. AGH! Get this Brain infestation out of meeee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalid_zombie Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I have and always will spell it 'Ascidian'. To tell the truth I hadn't even noticed that people spelt it differently! Shows how observant little old me is eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Nightshirt Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 DH. I started XCAS, and I can FULLY guarantee you it was spelt AscAdian when XCAS was started. The only reason Brain but AscAdian in the UFOpaedia is because that was the way I had spelt it. If you look at the very early stories, you will see it is spelt Ascadian. However, I now use Ascidian. It flows better on the tongue Instead of As-kay-dee-anI now say: As-kid-ee-an Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonie Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Booo!!!!!! Ascidian is for little girlies. Ascadian is for MEN! Hey, maybe we could name female Ascs with an I and male ones with an A. Heh, forgot for a second. They're all hermafrodites. Well done Yorke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Nightshirt Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Funnily enough, I was planning on having it Ascadian, but due to popular demand, they were officially renamed Ascidian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Bob Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 DH. I started XCAS, and I can FULLY guarantee you it was spelt AscAdian when XCAS was started. The only reason Brain but AscAdian in the UFOpaedia is because that was the way I had spelt it. If you look at the very early stories, you will see it is spelt Ascadian. However, I now use Ascidian. It flows better on the tongue Instead of As-kay-dee-anI now say: As-kid-ee-anArg! My brain! Okay, does this mean that DH got it backwards and the OFFICIAL spelling is Ascadian? Or was the whole legal thing thought of first, just as XCAS was founded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonie Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Originaly it was AscAdian. But then it got changed into AscIdian. All you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonHawk Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 lol, I think I must be confusing it with pre-XCAS stuff. My bad. However, if you do an internet search on X-Com Alliance and Ascadian, the only thing you find is this sim, whilst a search of X-Com Alliance and Ascidian pulls up most of the previews that were made on the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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