I sit here

The time is like 02:52 - and i start to wonder. What kind of word is "strafe"? Cause you know, for instance; knife, the F changes to a V when it stands in plural. So now i wonder, "a knife" -> "a strafe" - maybe it's called "well, i do 7 straves" and not 7 strafes, EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT?!

*the text above might contain some sort of sarcasm at some points* anyway. EHHEEHHE discuss!

hmm kinda weird when you think about it, but since when did people care about correct spellings on here :D

straves doesn't sound right anyway :D

THREAD OF THE YEAR

Originally posted by Nekso

Originally posted by leggie

hmm kinda weird when you think about it, but since when did people care about correct spellings on here :D

hAhahhAhhaha lmao


well, just so you know: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strafes
lol'd.

Sounds like someone took spice :D

really NOEL! i thought sometimes the same but i didn
't come to a result, because some words in german are written in plural with s too.

Originally posted by elITe^

I can't stop to wonder how high you must've been when you wrote this, lol. What shit did you smoke? Gimme at least a name so i can try it, too. Not fair.

Originally posted by TinTin

so strafes, plural in germany becomes strases?

"I sit here - the time is like blablablal" it catched your attention didn't it? :]
Also that wikithing looks homemade!!!!111

PSH!

Amateurs. I can't believe no one took this thread seriously. *Ahem*

Well, NOEL, let my try to explain to the best of my inference-ability what has happened here.

I am not sure of the origin of the word "strafe," but my best assumption would be based upon this wikipedia page:
Strafing, specifically Strafing in Gaming.

According to this highly informative article, in gaming, strafing means "sidestepping." See the article for a more detailed explanation.

Now, I believe it is safe to assume that gamers who used this term to mean sidestep integrated it into the world of kz. As we know, in kz, strafing does not mean sidestepping, but rather a sideways motion in the air. The similarity is close enough to have me think this is where the term comes from.

Also, interestingly enough, there are enlightening articles about Circle Strafing, and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straferunning[/url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straferunning]Straferunning (which has been proven possible with scripts).

As for the actual word, let us examine the possibilities of your inquiry.
Let me point out something that some of you may not have noticed: Strafe is actually a verb, aka "to strafe," and not originally a noun. Similar words in English are "lounge," "cough," "swing," and many more.

So, those of us who have any knowledge of the language will point out that there is no such thing as a plural of a verb. Plurals only work with nouns. However, when people in the kz world began referring to "a strafe" -- one swift strafing motion -- they forcefully changed it into a noun as well.

Now comes the interesting part (...). According to my knowledge (prove me wrong!), in English, there are not many nouns that end with the letters "a-f-e."
[Side note: You cannot compare a word like "knife" with a word like "strafe" just because both end with an f-e, you have to go back an extra vowel.]
However, after several hours-worth of mind-boggling vocabulary brain explosions, I managed to come up with a perfect example. Take the word "safe." Most people would say that "safe" is an adjective -- "to be safe" -- meaning to be out of harm's way. However, much like the verb "strafe" became a noun, the adjective "safe" became one too. A "safe" has taken on the meaning of "a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage" (as defined by my favorite pornographic webpage).

As to the part where I prove you wrong and you go crying in a corner, guess what the plural of the word "safe" is? That's right, mister, it is nothing other than "safes." Not "saves," "safes."

Therefore, as already interpreted by people with an IQ over 32, the plural of the noun form of the word "strafe" should, in fact, be "strafes," and not "straves," as you ignorantly suggested.

Well then. I guess I win.
Tea?