Mex Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 This thread is about lightsabres/lightsabers..... The question is, how do you truely spell it? Ive seen alot of people spell lightsabre, and alot spell lightsaber. How do you spell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Monk Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 How do you spell it? ...Laser sword Seriously, I've always spelled it lightsaber... I think that's the accepted spelling, as it's how it's spelled on all of the toys and books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Simpson Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Lightsabre - British english. Lightsaber - American english. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I spell it Lightsaber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 i've seen lightsabre the most so far. so I use that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Nice post Xerxes:rolleyes:If you haven't something to say, don't say it lol Even though I think we British might spell it 'Lightsabre', we have always only seen the 'Lightsaber' spelling because Star Wars is an American franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardz Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 It SHOULD be Lightsabre if the Americans (bless 'em) were speaking correct English. Unfortunately, they have castrated our beautiful language and turned it into a high pitch whine, but that's a separate discussion -W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I spell it Lightsaber. I guess you Brit's spell it it Lightsabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 sabre is spelt ... sabre (strangely enuff) so it should be lightsabre as wardz said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff38 Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 if the Americans (bless 'em) were speaking correct English. Hey don't bless us, we don't deserve it. Sometimes (especially lately) I wish the Brits had won the war. I like the way Brits say aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Posted by griff38 Hey don't bless us, we don't deserve it. Sometimes (especially lately) I wish the Brits had won the war. ...Wait... You *are* kidding, right? O.o I like the way Brits say aluminum. *cough* "Aluminium" - we don't say "aluminum" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardz Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I like the way Brits say aluminum. You mean, the CORRECT way -W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova_wolf Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Well, above all else, lightsaber just LOOKS better! think its because the r looks like the curved half shield on the end of some saber designs... something like that... Just... well... looks beter. I say this, and Im a Brit programer, so I am ALWAYS geting screwed over w/ the mix of Anglo-English and Amaerican English spellings I am expected to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I spell it Lightsaber. I think that's how it is cause like someone(to lazy to look) said, It's an American franchise. Every time I see Lightsabre I say it in my mind Light-Sabe-Ree. Same with The-At-Ree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[KOC]Qui-Zan Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 The americans stole our language and don't know how to use it properly, but really DOES IT MATTER?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-s/<itzo- Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Simpson Lightsabre - British english. Lightsaber - American english. Simple. you forgot... Lyte Sabah dats da ebonics way HOLLA BACK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 L1GH75AB3R in 1337. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 1337 Skywalker: |-|eY j00 w@nN@ |-|A\/3 @ |<3\/\/l l19hT5@8Er |)U3L? Darth Vader: What? 1337 Skywalker: he|-| hE|-|. J00 c4|\|'T +4Lk cOoL, J00 $ucK v4der! 1337 Wars! Lightsabre seems to remind me of the 'ole days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpYzEr Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Stop dissing the Americans, Brits stole our Star Wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt-Liell Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Lightsaber and im proud of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 u stole our language ... and without that ... there would be no star wars either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reb Starblazer Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I spell it "Lightsabre" as it's supposed to be. You heard right, it's "Lightsabre", not "Lightsaber". It's straight from George Lucas's mouth(or rather his hands), his own words. From the original draft all the way through to the new scripts, he spells it "Lightsabre". In the novelization of "A New Hope", the most canonical type of book (it goes movies, then novelizations, then the radio dramas, in that order), it is spelled "Lightsabre", and in the credits of The Empire Strikes Back, the only time the word lightsabre itself is ever seen in a star wars movie, it's spelled "Lightsabre" in the final credits(in reference to the lightsabre CGI-FX developed by ILM). So, it is correctly spelled "Lightsabre", but you guys can type it any way you like, I'm not gonna make you spell it this way:D Also, "sabre" is not a British word, it's actually French. It is however, considered International English, and is used the world over, just not in the United States. Something to back up my point Link to a page that basically says exactly what I have here. Just do a search for "French" and it should take you right to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I usually call them Sabers anyway, I only spell it Lightsaber is the person has no idea about Star Wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 alot of english words arent english ... but sabre is often spelt saber by americans .... similar to center and meter (centre and metre) americans cant seem to cope with RE sounding the same as ER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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