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Which sounds cooler?

Plasword
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Lightsaber
- 23 (85.2%)

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Andres

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Which sounds cooler.....
« on: May 16, 2015, 01:50:32 am »

Which name is cooler, plasword or lightsaber? They're the same thing, just different names.
« Last Edit: May 16, 2015, 01:56:04 am by Andres »
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Re: What Sounds Cooler.....
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 01:51:20 am »

Plasword.
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Re: What Sounds Cooler.....
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 01:52:22 am »

Lightsaber
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Re: What Sounds Cooler.....
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 01:56:29 am »

Lightsaber, but plasaber would be even better.

They're the same thing, just different names.
[offtopic=swordgeekry]Debatable. Saber implies a slicing weapon, while a sword could be any combination of slicing and stabbing.[/offtopic]

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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2015, 01:57:05 am »

Sword is therefore better~
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2015, 01:59:17 am »

Sword is therefore better~
The reason he wrote that as offtopic was because it had nothing to do with whether it was cooler or not - just what was more accurate.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2015, 02:00:58 am »

Plasword is just a couple of syllables away from placenta.

Actually, now that I think about it, most things are only a couple of syllables away from placenta.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2015, 02:02:18 am »

Also light in a different thing from plasma.

The obvious choice would be 'magnetically-contained-close-range-plasma-weapon'.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2015, 02:17:31 am »

Lightsaber, plasword doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely.
It ends up like you're just saying 'plassord' or something.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2015, 02:21:27 am »

Plasword sounds like plastered, which is what you're going to be if you use a weapon like that.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2015, 02:49:53 am »

Also light in a different thing from plasma.

The obvious choice would be 'magnetically-contained-close-range-plasma-weapon'.
Nah, call it the "Magnetically Contained Close Up Plasma Sword", the MCCUPS (or as the military would immediately start to call it, the "miccups" [rhymes with hiccups, because that's all a weapon like that would be able to accomplish in most battles, a slight hiccup in your enemies' plans]).
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2015, 03:03:56 am »

Lightsaber, plasword doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely.
It ends up like you're just saying 'plassord' or something.

This.

Plasword sounds like it's made out of plastic.

Miccups is a great name though.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2015, 03:07:54 am »

Also light in a different thing from plasma.

The obvious choice would be 'magnetically-contained-close-range-plasma-weapon'.
Nah, call it the "Magnetically Contained Close Up Plasma Sword", the MCCUPS (or as the military would immediately start to call it, the "miccups" [rhymes with hiccups, because that's all a weapon like that would be able to accomplish in most battles, a slight hiccup in your enemies' plans]).
It's not actually a sword though, because instead of a blade it got a tube of plasma.
See, it's more of a neon light on a sword handle.

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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2015, 03:13:02 am »

It's a sword because it cuts things, not because it has a blade.
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Re: Which sounds cooler.....
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2015, 03:15:03 am »

Tubes of plasma aren't known for their ability to cut things, though.
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