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05.19.2008 11:51 pm
Grammar gotchas in video games
David Sheets
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The printed word is dying and grammar is past-tense as the world moves toward video for all its communications. Or so it seems.

We here at Game Guy HQ believe however that grammar still has relevance and will survive the naysayers. And video game developers can help — by paying just a tiny bit of attention to the language they’re putting in games.

Here are a few examples of how silly games look when grammar goes by the wayside.


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