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BattleMaster => Development => Topic started by: Buffalkill on July 19, 2014, 03:04:19 PM

Title: Misprint
Post by: Buffalkill on July 19, 2014, 03:04:19 PM
Not a big deal but on the 'construct temple' page (EconomyTemples.php?Action=NewTemple) it refers to my character as 'Marquess' but as a male I think it should be Margrave.
QuoteAs the Marquess of Giask, you can order the construction of a new temple belonging to your faith Cult of Bloodmoon.
Title: Re: Misprint
Post by: Anaris on July 19, 2014, 03:05:05 PM
Bloody hell. I thought all those references were wiped out years ago...
Title: Re: Misprint
Post by: De-Legro on July 19, 2014, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: Buffalkill on July 19, 2014, 03:04:19 PM
Not a big deal but on the 'construct temple' page (EconomyTemples.php?Action=NewTemple) it refers to my character as 'Marquess' but as a male I think it should be Margrave.

The word "marquess" is unusual in English, ending in "-ess" but referring to a male and not a female. A woman with the rank of a marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a marchioness in the United Kingdom, or a marquise elsewhere in Europe. Margrave is a title peculiar to the Holy Roman Empire, similar to a Marcher Lord and Marquess, but with more political autonomy.
Title: Re: Misprint
Post by: Anaris on July 19, 2014, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: De-Legro on July 19, 2014, 03:46:46 PM
The word "marquess" is unusual in English, ending in "-ess" but referring to a male and not a female. A woman with the rank of a marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a marchioness in the United Kingdom, or a marquise elsewhere in Europe. Margrave is a title peculiar to the Holy Roman Empire, similar to a Marcher Lord and Marquess, but with more political autonomy.

And this confusion is exactly why I changed the title from Marquess/Marchioness to Margrave/Margravine. It's much less confusing as to gender (while also being English, not French).
Title: Re: Misprint
Post by: Indirik on July 19, 2014, 05:19:38 PM
Oh yeah, i remember that argument...