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Spelling and Grammar Standards
- Thread starter GatoDelFuego
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ya if we do Shaymin and Shaymin-S then Hoopa and Hoopa-U should be the correct terms
done
I still find it kind of odd that we refer to formes as their truncated counterpart even though the Smogdex URLs display them as, say, Shaymin-Sky and Rotom-Wash. It would make more sense if it was all consistent (if the URLs say -Wash, -Unbound, -Sky, and so on then so too should the analyses) instead of what is basically picking and choosing. I might be reading a bit into it, sure, but something as simple as consistency goes a long way.
Should, could, would.
What you're suggesting also goes against the consistency of years of analyses. We could also start questioning why Incarnate Thundurus and not Therian Thundurus is called Thundurus. Why no Thundurus-I? It's a short, easy way to differentiate the formes, and yes, this is you just looking into it too much. Too nitpicky and just adds more unnecessary letters.
Matchup and match-up are both acceptable. There are lots of words like this that are acceptable...however, set-up and setup are an example of ones we specifically state to use on the site. Most others are fine
Should terms such as double-switching and dry-switching be hyphenated?
no. They are not compound adjectives nor expanded single words
If we're getting technical 1v1 is just colloquial slang. Even in that slang it's used as a verb (1v1 me bro). While this is probably the most minor thing ever, I don't think one needs to be 100% used over the other. As long as it's not "one on one" it should be ok.
But I still like the hyphenated one a bit more
I always use one-on-one
Yeah, one-on-one is preferred but not mandatory. We had a bit of discussion on this back in November, in fact.
Sorry, here I am again...
"Offensive teams struggle to deal with Mega Houndoom's raw power and speed." Should speed be capitalized? It's referring to speed as a noun, not specifically Mega Houndoom's Speed stat (if that makes a difference, which I'm not sure it does).
"Offensive teams struggle to deal with Mega Houndoom's raw power and speed." Should speed be capitalized? It's referring to speed as a noun, not specifically Mega Houndoom's Speed stat (if that makes a difference, which I'm not sure it does).
Capitalise imo... What else could it possibly reference other than the Speed stat?
What defines its general quickness though? I'm still not sure what I think about this. Flavor-wise, it's sleek and stuff, but that doesn't apply in a competitive article. All I can think of apart from its Speed stat is its access to Sucker Punch and the speed with which it can set up and sweep. Is it the latter you're thinking of?
It's not referencing any particular Speed stat that it possesses, it's fast whether it's running Modest or Timid or any amount of EVs or whatever else. Its inherent speed is high, not necessarily referring to its Speed.
EDIT: It refers to a general quickness it has on the battlefield, more in reference to its momentum shifting than anything.
It's grammatically a singular (the writer is referring to the "concept" Thundurus), so you should add it. Similarly to how you'd say "Thundurus has great offensive stats" as opposed to "Thundurus have great offensive stats," you should add the s here.
It's in a sense the same thing as "the tiger is a fierce predator," which also refers to all tigers in a general sense as opposed to a specific tiger.
