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Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 20 Oct 2000 20:59:55 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ben Roller writes:
> In lugnet.general, Doug Finney writes:
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> > How could anyone not remember the name after this discussion? :-)
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> By not being a part of it. The main reason that I think that verdigris is a
> bad choice is that newcomers will have no idea what color that refers to.
> Before this discussion, if someone had refered to a "verdigris brick", I
> wouldn't know if they meant that it was dark green, brownish, light orange, or
> red.
I don't think you are giving newcomers enough credit. Before Lugnet I had no
clue what bardings or (as Eric McC. mentions) sprues were (I knew what a kepi
was, but then, I have a fairly decent vocabulary), but it didn't take much time
or effort to figure it out. Granted, it is easier to figure out the meaning of
a noun by its context, but the word "verdigris" is rife with clues to its
meaning (anyone who speaks or has ever taken a Romance language should be able
to figure it out).
> I think that colors need to be named so that you don't need to consult a
> dictionary to know which is which. I think Gray-Green, or Grey-Green for • those
> that spell it wrong, ;) is a good choice, followed by sea green, or any other
> name containing GREEN.
Hey, consulting a dictionary is a GOOD thing!
> The other problem with verdigris is that it is hard to spell.
You did just fine! ;-) And as you say with gray/grey, it doesn't really matter
anyway if it's misspelled.
Maggie C.
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| (...) By not being a part of it. The main reason that I think that verdigris is a bad choice is that newcomers will have no idea what color that refers to. Before this discussion, if someone had refered to a "verdigris brick", I wouldn't know if (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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