Moira Shalaar.5620 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Ok, so: Heart of Thorns became HoT. Path of Fire became PoF What is Icebrood Saga going to be abbreviated as? Somehow I think IbS is going to fail for several reasons. TIS? TIbS? I know it is hard to pin down in advance what folks will do with language but I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perihen the Thawk.9527 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I will insist on calling it GW2: IoS (Icebrood of Saga) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvsie.3675 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 lws5? that seems like a good name for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen.2907 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Icebrood seems like a single word so the abbreviation would be IS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalGirl.2370 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Why'd it have any? It's not an expansion and people never used any abbreviations for LW episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 IBS would be a sensible abbreviation, I believe? > @"Calvsie.3675" said: > lws5? that seems like a good name for it. Or that. ;) > @"Perihen the Thawk.9527" said: > I will insist on calling it GW2: IoS > (Icebrood of Saga) Which makes zero sense, because - if anything - it would have to be: Saga of the Icebrood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmetOtter.8542 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 LW5 Just because Anet's marketing department wants to give it a cutesy label doesn't mean we have to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 LS5/LW5 in keeping with the rest No issue with a subtitle like the one they've chosen, but it's more consistent to use existing abbreviations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > IBS would be a sensible abbreviation, I believe? > > So... I(rritable) B(owel) S(yndrome)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Shalaar.5620 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > IBS would be a sensible abbreviation, I believe? > > So... I(rritable) B(owel) S(yndrome)? This is part of why I suggested that this abbreviation would fail. The other has to do with other possible permutations of the final two letters that would end up being Ice Kitten Kitten. I know this is Living World Season 5, but since Anet is trying to rebrand with a name, I figured at some point the name would get shortened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio.4259 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 "Be right back, IBS is live!" "...hope you feel better soon". Yeah, something else might be better. Maybe just IS, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 > @"Rio.4259" said: > Maybe just IS, or something. Right, because no one would associate anything bad with that... :s > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > IBS would be a sensible abbreviation, I believe? > So... I(rritable) B(owel) S(yndrome)? Heh heh, well, that's not exactly what I had it mind. ;) But if you folks are going to be so picky, let me remind you that: * HoT: reads like "hot", therefore sounded silly from the start - still people use it * PoF: Google tells me there is a dating website with that name (Plenty of Fish, pof for short), besides it reads like some sound effect bubble in a comic ("POFF!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Rio.4259" said: > > Maybe just IS, or something. > > Right, because no one would associate anything bad with that... :s > > > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > IBS would be a sensible abbreviation, I believe? > > So... I(rritable) B(owel) S(yndrome)? > > Heh heh, well, that's not exactly what I had it mind. ;) But if you folks are going to be so picky, let me remind you that: > * HoT: reads like "hot", therefore sounded silly from the start - still people use it > * PoF: Google tells me there is a dating website with that name (Plenty of Fish), besides it reads like some sound effect bubble in a comic ("POFF!") ? I wasn’t really worried, but since the OP wasn’t going there I figured I might. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trise.2865 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 It is abbreviated "LWS5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The best non-"LWS5" abbreviation would probably be **Ice**. (My previous point was that you can associate something unpleasant, odd or funny with pretty much every abbreviation. ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynarth.4819 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 IcE would be the easiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmetOtter.8542 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 > @"cNd.1096" said: > IcE would be the easiest. Oh yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bast.7253 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 LSIS. Living Story Icebrood Saga. But lowercase so it looks like lsis. Ice-is? Is. Lys. Lyssa confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalamityO.2890 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 BWS = B(rood) W(ar) S(aga)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron.4731 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 BotE beginning of the............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirindolo.9427 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 it's LS5, so you can call it LS5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derd.6413 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 saga of ice (soi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewcifer.5198 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I'm just going to call is LS5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > The best non-"LWS5" abbreviation would probably be **Ice**. Or **TIS** (The Icebrood Saga). Why didn't I think of that one earlier? It's the most obvious one. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokh.2695 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 > @"derd.6413" said: > saga of ice (soi) +1 for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now