Quick help with english

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  1. Bmamba

    Bmamba Well-Known Member

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    Hello, we are about to submit a small app(a kid game, mostly to test how our 3D engine run on the ipad(the danm thing isn t released here yet).

    English isn t our primary language and we are arguing the spelling. So we need help

    is it:

    beware of the badseeds
    beware of the badseed
    beware of bad seed


    ???
     
  2. Aussie2

    Aussie2 Well-Known Member

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    It depends what context it is in, first of all what is badseed?
     
  3. Bmamba

    Bmamba Well-Known Member

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    #3 Bmamba, May 26, 2010
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    the badseed is a variety of plant in the game...the evil plant if you prefair and you need to save the cute daisy...
    (it s a game for little kid:p)
     
  4. Aussie2

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    Hmm...Beware of the badseed would probably be better for this
     
  5. Bmamba

    Bmamba Well-Known Member

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    100000x10 thank's Aussie2
     
  6. Aussie2

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    No problem!
     
  7. Mondae

    Mondae Well-Known Member

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    Perv, why do you care?
    Is it the title if so it should be:
    Beware Of the Badseeds
     
  8. da shiz wiz 19

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    If there is more than one Badseed then it should be:
    Beware of the Badseeds

    If only one then:
    Beware of the Badseed
     
  9. Mondae

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    Perv, why do you care?
    of should be Of.
     
  10. da shiz wiz 19

    da shiz wiz 19 Well-Known Member

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    Well it's not an important part of the sentence, so I don't think it needs to be capitalized. Not a proper noun, or beginning of the sentence.
     
  11. Steve Oldmeadow

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    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a well known group:

    http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/home

    However, since you are making up the name I believe it is up to you what the plural is. In English it is possible for the singular and plural to be the same e.g sheep.
     
  12. NickFalk

    NickFalk Well-Known Member

    Wow! They speak English in Oz now?! ;)
     
  13. Aussie2

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    I'm from England!, although I live in Scotland. And I was born in new Zealand so it's pretty complicated,

    Anyway Since The badseed is a type of plant it should be "Beware of the badseed", if they were humans or something it would be badseeds
     
  14. Mondae

    Mondae Well-Known Member

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    Perv, why do you care?
    But, I think this is the title. He never specified what he is using it for and that seemed likely.
     
  15. Mondae

    Mondae Well-Known Member

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    Perv, why do you care?
    Specific type of plant, though so proper noun.
     
  16. Also note if the Badseed is the NAME of the plant, then it is Badseed. However, if you want to say the seed itself is bad, it is Bad Seed.
     
  17. Fruho

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    #17 Fruho, May 26, 2010
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    Never capitalize an "of" unless it's the beginning of a sentence.

    EDIT: Post 1000! How ironic that a grammar lesson would be my 1000th post. Anyways, hooray!
     
  18. Mondae

    Mondae Well-Known Member

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    Perv, why do you care?
    I think he is looking for a title not an ingame sentence. If so, different rules.
     
  19. PixelthisMike

    PixelthisMike Well-Known Member

    I disagree, the "of" still shouldn't be capatalized in a title. For example "Medal of Honor", "Call of Duty", "Company of Heroes", and finally to break out of the wargame mould "Day of the Tentacle" :)
     

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