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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 10:28:11 GMT -6
The Clans are supposed to give thanks to StarClan for their prey's life, and considering a good number of prefixes are prey prefixes, I think they do have at least marginal respect for their prey. But it's still pretty ridiculous.
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Post by cloudbat on Oct 2, 2012 10:29:28 GMT -6
Marginal respect dictated by rules is not the same as wanting to name yourself after something.
So yes. It is ridiculous.
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Post by Grey on Oct 2, 2012 10:33:26 GMT -6
I agree with this. For cats, anyway. When I was in about year four or so, I wanted to name myself Spiridion after the saint, because that is a great name.
For reasons beyond my comprehension, no one else thought it was a good idea, ehehehe.
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Post by cloudbat on Oct 2, 2012 10:37:33 GMT -6
I mean I think prey prefixes are fine, because they do describe a color, but suffixes? No.
Pfffff oh you.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 11:16:14 GMT -6
Oh my God. Grey. My friend wants to name her firstborn son Spiridon. I didn't realize the mame was that popular.
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Post by Lady Ten on Oct 2, 2012 14:16:13 GMT -6
Why her firstborn son and not her firstborn child? Anyway, See, for me, -step is a bit more than just the gait of the cat. Rather, it's also the way the warrior acts. As an example, Foxstep would be slinky and clever and a bit mysterious. Mousestep would be shy and quiet. Badgerstep would be overpowering and a little aggressive. That's getting into one-part naming territory. I can understand the inclination to view the step suffix as correlating, but it's not a personality suffix, and certainly not one that hinges upon the associations of the prefix to give it meaning. When a mother names her kit after another animal, she does so based upon the appearance, and she cannot know whether the kit will grow up to embody the stock personality attributes assigned to that species. To use the suffix this way is basically to use it to say, "oh look, the behavior of this grown cat appears similar to the behavior we expect from the species it was named after when it was born, how serendipitous!" So then, basically, step is just the "serendipitous" suffix and no long has much if anything to do with any actual stepping.
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Post by drheiter on Oct 2, 2012 14:28:11 GMT -6
Oh, I don't know. Sometimes I spend quite a while admiring a piece of cheesecake or a good-looking burger. Probably not the same thing though, heh heh.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 14:29:29 GMT -6
She's determined to name her fiestborn daughter after a Lord of the Rings character. I forget which one though since I've never read or seen it. /shot
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Post by drheiter on Oct 2, 2012 14:30:59 GMT -6
Why her firstborn son and not her firstborn child? Anyway, See, for me, -step is a bit more than just the gait of the cat. Rather, it's also the way the warrior acts. As an example, Foxstep would be slinky and clever and a bit mysterious. Mousestep would be shy and quiet. Badgerstep would be overpowering and a little aggressive. That's getting into one-part naming territory. I can understand the inclination to view the step suffix as correlating, but it's not a personality suffix, and certainly not one that hinges upon the associations of the prefix to give it meaning. When a mother names her kit after another animal, she does so based upon the appearance, and she cannot know whether the kit will grow up to embody the stock personality attributes assigned to that species. To use the suffix this way is basically to use it to say, "oh look, the behavior of this grown cat appears similar to the behavior we expect from the species it was named after when it was born, how serendipitous!" So then, basically, step is just the "serendipitous" suffix and no long has much if anything to do with any actual stepping. Yeah, to be honest, I tend to have issues balancing it out. In my post I think I made it seem a bit like I used it 100% "figuratively". I really just keep the personality of the cat in the back of my mind when using -step; as a small factor, not the whole thing.
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Post by celestialsquared on Oct 2, 2012 16:29:30 GMT -6
Oh, I don't know. Sometimes I spend quite a while admiring a piece of cheesecake or a good-looking burger. Probably not the same thing though, heh heh. I see what you mean there. Then that leaves the question: Are you admiring the animal or how the food is being presented? Wow. Now I don't feel bad for names that don't seem to go together, like Lilyclaw or Badgercloud.
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Post by leah on Oct 3, 2012 15:08:17 GMT -6
And then there are those birds that have wings but can't even fly. Like, you know, Chickens. And Penguins. And Ostriches. I'm still unsure about how -wing could be in any way related to grace or speed when not every living thing with wings can even do anything with them.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 3, 2012 18:38:58 GMT -6
"From this moment on, you shall be known as Chickenwing."
"StarClan curses, foiled again!"
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Post by Grey on Oct 3, 2012 20:17:25 GMT -6
Garbled typing. I just. Ten, don't sneak that sort of thing up on people. I am laughing so much right now.
It's honestly not. Almost no one even knows it exists. That's partially why I like it so much. I have Tom Riddle Syndrome.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 3, 2012 20:43:35 GMT -6
Oh pfff Ten. (Also sorry ;w; I shan't use bad words anymore.)
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Post by leah on Oct 4, 2012 15:35:26 GMT -6
O: CHICKENWING SOUNDS DELICIOUS
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