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[They Got Leader]

Derp yeah, horde is referring to a host of individuals, hoard is the act of gathering or the gathered bunch.  But it's kinda, a large host of individual treasures?  Right...?

I guess that would work?

[elf-fondling human]

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

[They Got Leader]

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

Yeah, the dragons hoard hordes of treasure.

[squeakyReaper]

Anyone able to confirm the "megabeasts don't lay fertile eggs" rule?

[elf-fondling human]

I think it was more "most megabeasts should lay eggs but there are no eggs in this game yet, so they can't breed at all" concept. Now that that she-dragon can actually put her cloaca to good use, I think there just needs to be a male & female on the map, just like everything else.

[Tharwen]

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

But the implication is that it applies to an unruly group of creatures, so it's poor practice to use it in any other way.

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

Yeah, the dragons hoard hordes of treasure.

But the dragons don't horde hoards, and that's where people seem to most often make the mistake.

Sorry, what's the thread about? I got distracted by the linguistics...

[They Got Leader]

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

But the implication is that it applies to an unruly group of creatures, so it's poor practice to use it in any other way.

I believe the term "horde" can refer to any massive group of like things, so I don't see why not.

Yeah, the dragons hoard hordes of treasure.

But the dragons don't horde hoards, and that's where people seem to most often make the mistake.

Sorry, what's the thread about? I got distracted by the linguistics...

I am sorry that the people around me use improper English, as I have heard "hordes" used to describe amounts of treasure.

Wait... there was a thread?

[Endiqua]

Well, they are pronounced identically, so if you're talking about a verbal conversation, they might well have said "hoard" rather than "horde."   

The word "horde," according to the 3 different dictionaries I have in my house, is used to refer to a large group of people, a group of nomads, a large nomadic army, or a nomadic Asian subculture.  One dictionary gives a final alternative in the list of a group of animals.  Personally, I would not use the word "horde" to refer to inanimate objects.  I might hoard my apples, but I would not say I had a horde of apples to hoard.

And dammit, now both words look funny to me.

[Ghills]

"Horde" refers to a very large group of beings, almost always human ones.  It has been attached as a title to various large groups of violent people (Silver Horde, etc).

It can't be used to describe a group of inanimate objects. Sorry, but wrong usage is wrong. "Hoard" is what is used to indicate a large group of inanimate objects.  They are pronounced identically or almost identically (depending on accent), so people mix them up. See https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Homophone

Being the makers of a dragon hoard is an awesome idea - if we get a large enough military the fort would probably qualify as a horde too.   

[Tharwen]

I looked up the definition after making that post, but didn't change it...

Lok'tar Ogar!

[elf-fondling human]

You know, I feel like almost any grammar mistake or word misuse can be forgiven when I remember that there are over one million words in the English language. I still find that a bit difficult to understand, to be quite honest.

[squeakyReaper]

Yeah, you're forgiven. We're just bored and discussing its use overall.