Interesting marketing push from China - Page 2

HEISTT · 2012-07-16, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by Accuser

The one thing that I can't f*cking stand is the way British English often uses collective nouns as a plural, rather than as a singular

If the team IS Spain, and Spain won the game, then Spain IS the winner... not are the winners

This is interesting! I never knew this was yet another difference between British English and American English. I actually learnt a genuine thing that has nothing to do with videogames on a forum today!

Oh and while we're on it, why do you Americans need to to use a Z instead of an S in tons of words? Like analysing/analyzing, steriliser/sterilizer etc...

cellinaire · 2012-07-16, 05:40 AM

At least one thing is noticeable to me : the difference between PS1's marketing push and PS2's is almost like night and day, I guess

ringring · 2012-07-16, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Littleman

Hah, this! We American's call it football. The rest of the world calls what we call soccer, football.

We should also hurry up and set up the education system to ween our youth off the imperial system and into metrics, like the rest of the world.

While America is the land of the free and has some of the most innovative minds in the world, it's also ironically stuck in teaching old, dated standards.

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

Exodan · 2012-07-16, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by HEISTT

Oh and while we're on it, why do you Americans need to to use a Z instead of an S in tons of words? Like analysing/analyzing, steriliser/sterilizer etc...

Americans also seem intent on omitting the letter U from words like colour, flavour, odour etc. Whats up with that?

Momember · 2012-07-16, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by ringring

start drinking warm beer

Oh boy here we go

Originally Posted by Carnage

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.

Our ping to the west coast of the US is usually better
I hope you are polishing up on your Mandarin and Cantonese
or maybe you are Kevin Rudd in disguise in which case you would prefer to play on a Chinese server.

I think the cues would potentially be longer too >.<

Exodan · 2012-07-16, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by ringring

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

stopped this soccer thing (it really is football) - 100% agree
started calling your 'football' rugby - I disagree. Theres too much padding and safety gear to call it Rugby!
forget that baseball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket - or just call it Rounders, make the bat smaller and only allow batters to hold the bat with one hand when they swing
start drinking warm beer - Bombardier, London Pride or Spitfire, beautiful!

NMnine · 2012-07-16, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by ringring

US would be perfect if you:
oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

Holy crap, still stuck in the stone age, eh?

Good luck with science, you chuckleheads you!

Canaris · 2012-07-16, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by ringring

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

my car gets 5 rods to the hogs head and that's the way I like it!!

Landtank · 2012-07-16, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Mr DeCastellac

I'm American, but come on. The entire rest of the world calls it football, which makes sense.

Football: You kick a ball with your foot.

(American) Football: You carry and throw a lemon.

I like the term hand-egg, though the pigskin isn't really egg-shaped. Still makes more sense :P

ANYWAYS, don't correct people for using terminology that's correct in every country but ours. xD

American Football's name comes from Rugby Football, which can be followed all the way back to the 1600's. Eventually rules such as 4 downs and a line of scrimmage were added, and there you have it, Football. Rugby also doesn't use a ball, but you can kick the ball through the goal with your foot, or run across the line, with your feet.

"Soccer" is actually a preservation of the original name of Futball, which was taken from the word asSOCitation. It became "soccer" amongst the lower classes, and "football" amongst the upper classes. So you can thank America for preserving history!

As for the OP, Drogba as a marketing push.. oh China..

MrKWalmsley · 2012-07-16, 12:04 PM

Can we please stop bickering about language and just accept that when you're using English, English terminology is always correct even when logically in-defencable? Thanks

fb III IX ca IV · 2012-07-16, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Carnage

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.

Better get started learning Chinese then, because that's what everyone will use on Voice Chat.

longfire · 2012-07-16, 01:09 PM

This was a huge stunt and its gonna pull alot of English and Chinese people to the game

glad the9 knows what its doing in advertising

Fenrys · 2012-07-16, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Zekeen

Is it me, or China trying to use PS2 to one up on Korea in gaming obsession?

More than 50% of the world's population of PC gamers live in China. They're already WAY more than one up on everybody else.

**RadarX** · 2012-07-16, 01:24 PM

This is actually really exciting (if you follow soccer). The term PlanetSide 2 has now been seen by millions in China.

Cosmical · 2012-07-16, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by RadarX

This is actually really exciting (if you follow soccer). The term PlanetSide 2 has now been seen by millions in China.

So about 0.5% of the population then? BOOYAH!!