mjmooney Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 That superfluous "e" on the end of "L.A. Noire". Noir, FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Agree Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 I think the theory that it's a reference to bete noire possibly has something in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 I think the theory that it's a reference to bete noire possibly has something in it.What theory is that, then? Having seen what it's all about, the only plausible reference is to film noir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 The other theory I saw was that a city is often referred to as feminine, just like a vehicle might be, so they can use the feminine "noire" rather than the masculine "noir". Where that falls down is that "Los" (as in "Los Angeles") is masculine and "Las" (ie "Las Vegas") would be the feminine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 I think the theory that it's a reference to bete noire possibly has something in it.What theory is that, then? Having seen what it's all about, the only plausible reference is to film noir. Well, it's painfully obviously the entire game is a reference (and homage) to film noir, but I suspect the over arching storyline that the game has may allow them a chance to pun the word 'noire' (in the 'bete noire' sense) in there as well, which they've taken. I can't say that for certain but it's been mooted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 The other theory I saw was that a city is often referred to as feminine, just like a vehicle might be, so they can use the feminine "noire" rather than the masculine "noir". Where that falls down is that "Los" (as in "Los Angeles") is masculine and "Las" (ie "Las Vegas") would be the feminine.Indeed. The French version would be "Les Anges" - and "l'ange" is masculine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Whether words are masculine or feminine. 'I don't care if a pie is masculine or feminine, I wanna eat it, not **** it' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 The other theory I saw was that a city is often referred to as feminine, just like a vehicle might be, so they can use the feminine "noire" rather than the masculine "noir". Where that falls down is that "Los" (as in "Los Angeles") is masculine and "Las" (ie "Las Vegas") would be the feminine.Indeed. The French version would be "Les Anges" - and "l'ange" is masculine. Originally it was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula. Whilst that is masculine, "El Pueblo" is just "The City" (which in French would of course be "La Ville") so an argument could be made that the name of the city in Spanish is Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio Porciuncula (Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels, on the Porciuncula River), which is also feminine (as is the French: Notre Dame la Reine des Anges de la Riviere Porciuncula (or Porciuncule?)). In either of the true Spanish formulations of Los Angeles, it would be feminine in French (as indeed would "La Ville des Anges"). Whether the city (and county) of Los Angeles still persists with that name, I don't know (though there still is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, despite occasional efforts to drop the Providence Plantations bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 Whether words are masculine or feminine. 'I don't care if a pie is masculine or feminine, I wanna eat it, not **** it' Germany is a land of mixed-up gender... in most gendered languages, the sun is masculine, the moon feminine. German reverses this (der Mond, die Sonne) and then, perhaps even more crazily, has the words for girl and woman be neuter (das Madchen, das Weib (though it doesn't have the most complementary connotation...) ). "In German a young lady has no sex while a turnip has. Think what overwrought reverence that shows for the turnip and what callous disrespect for the girl." -- Mark Twain (A Tramp Abroad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 Statements turned into questions, like 'So and so really is great, isn't it?'. Dunno why, just annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 That sucks, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2011 It really is annoyance, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 "survival sunday" **** off sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 "survival sunday" **** off sky Superb Sunday if the scum go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 "survival sunday" **** off sky Superb Sunday if the scum go down. :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 "survival sunday" **** off sky Superb Sunday if the scum go down. Post of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Sayonara SHA Sunday hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 James Nesbitt: "Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd" Eamonn Holmes: "Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd Man Utd " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Eamonn Holmes and James Nesbitt are both Ulstermen who live in London. Why wouldn't they support Manchester United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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