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<blockquote data-quote="HammerMan" data-source="post: 8508569" data-attributes="member: 84112"><p>only if you want to discus pros and cons... you know like why someone may not like something</p><p></p><p>yes... that is what I keep calling word games. I want my time with my friends to include normal casual conversation. I do not want word police telling me they want me to say it "that way not this way". It is one thing if you are confused becuse you don't understand me... but that way of playing requires rewording even if you understand the intent...</p><p></p><p>All I ask is if you understand what I want to do and how I want to do it, you not stop me and make me rephrase the exact same request.</p><p></p><p>yes, I have seen people get upset and leave gaming over it. at store games I have tried to smooth over when new players get frustrated over it.</p><p></p><p>no.... and in mine BOTH ways are perfect. both ways happen in my games I DM, both could also be how I say things. When I come home from a hard day at work sometimes I want to really get into things and say "I smell the air and look around" but other times I just want to relax and play and I will say "Can I make a perception check"</p><p></p><p>my method is simple... if you and the person you are talking to understand the intent it doesn't matter what words you use. </p><p></p><p>and again CON!!! </p><p></p><p>it's like when my ex girlfriend who lived in Russia until she was a teenager miss used words. English was not her first OR second language. Sometimes people would look at her weird and ask what she meant... but like 9 out of 10 times they KNEW what she meant. They just HAD to call out the word choice being weird. One of the things she loved about me and my 2 best friends was that we would first finish the back and forth then tell her the word in english... we almost never corrected her throwwing off the flow of the conversation unless we didn't understand.</p><p></p><p>The same with some family members and friends that have developmental and language issues... the way to talk to to talk to them as long as you understand them</p><p></p><p></p><p>how am I the uptight one? I say how every you communicate it as long as both you and I understand it, it is fine... there IS no right/wrong way to say it....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HammerMan, post: 8508569, member: 84112"] only if you want to discus pros and cons... you know like why someone may not like something yes... that is what I keep calling word games. I want my time with my friends to include normal casual conversation. I do not want word police telling me they want me to say it "that way not this way". It is one thing if you are confused becuse you don't understand me... but that way of playing requires rewording even if you understand the intent... All I ask is if you understand what I want to do and how I want to do it, you not stop me and make me rephrase the exact same request. yes, I have seen people get upset and leave gaming over it. at store games I have tried to smooth over when new players get frustrated over it. no.... and in mine BOTH ways are perfect. both ways happen in my games I DM, both could also be how I say things. When I come home from a hard day at work sometimes I want to really get into things and say "I smell the air and look around" but other times I just want to relax and play and I will say "Can I make a perception check" my method is simple... if you and the person you are talking to understand the intent it doesn't matter what words you use. and again CON!!! it's like when my ex girlfriend who lived in Russia until she was a teenager miss used words. English was not her first OR second language. Sometimes people would look at her weird and ask what she meant... but like 9 out of 10 times they KNEW what she meant. They just HAD to call out the word choice being weird. One of the things she loved about me and my 2 best friends was that we would first finish the back and forth then tell her the word in english... we almost never corrected her throwwing off the flow of the conversation unless we didn't understand. The same with some family members and friends that have developmental and language issues... the way to talk to to talk to them as long as you understand them how am I the uptight one? I say how every you communicate it as long as both you and I understand it, it is fine... there IS no right/wrong way to say it.... [/QUOTE]
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