Annoyances in ZZT Games

Post by **Quantum P.** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:53 pm

We were just going over common grammar mistakes in my English class, and I couldn't help but think about that one screen in ZZT Syndromes that goes over the difference between they're, their, and there. I started to think about whether the top grammar mistakes list would be of use to newbies and whether grammar is a really big problem. What other problems in ZZT games are there? Is grammar the most important? Can I evaluate this myself, or do I need input from others?

So that's why I'm asking this: What in ZZT games really gets on your nerves?

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:05 pm

I usually don't like games with large amounts of dialogue, where you to go from one large box of text to another and so on. It's like "Come on, get with it already!" Kev-san's recent game is kind of like that, although I still thought that the game was neat.

Post by **mania-[ker]** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:14 am

to/too/two - "from me to you" "tippecanoe and tyler too" "two dicks, one chick"

their/they're/there - "their stink was all around us" "they're insane! they are insane!" "the bong is over there"

you're/your - "you're an idiot" "your idiot is loose"

use "latter" correctly. "between the red, blue and green, i'll take the latter" is wrong. "between red and blue, i'll take the latter" is right.

if you can count it, it's fewer. if you can't, it's less.

"my dog and i ran down the street," not "my dog and me"

thats all i can think of

burstroc · Post by **burstroc** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:22 am

if zzt came with a spell/grammar check to begin with this wouldn't be an issue. i request the official zzt development team include this feature in the next version.

Commodore · Post by **Commodore** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:23 am

it's and its

I think spelling is a bigger problem then grammer, but then I'm a terrible speller so I can't really point fingers. At least I know when I spell something wrong though.

burstroc · Post by **burstroc** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:49 am

Commodore wrote:I think spelling is a bigger problem then grammer, but then I'm a terrible speller so I can't really point fingers. At least I know when I spell something wrong though.

i see what you did there

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:32 am

zamros wrote:"tippecanoe and tyler too"

Best example of too ever.

Post by **mania-[ker]** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:56 am

bonus points if you know what presidental campaign its from

(difficulty: no google or wikipedia)

superbowl shuffle · Post by **superbowl shuffle** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:16 am

I've been meaning to read through my ap history review book again.