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    Bronze Gladius Blade - Typo in item description

    Item: Bronze Gladius Blade (Weapon Head)
    Currently states: "A wide bronze blade used in the creation of gladii"

    Should that say "... in the creation of a gladius."?
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    Gladii is the plural form of gladius.
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    Just wait until you see the plural of Macuahuitl. . .
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    I get that, but even the old recipes only used 1 "Bronze Gladius Blade." Why would the description use the plural form instead of singular?
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    When you say that something is used to make something, you use the plural form. For example, which looks better? "I used wood to build chair" or "I use wood to build chairs"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Urthdigger View Post
    When you say that something is used to make something, you use the plural form. For example, which looks better? "I used wood to build chair" or "I use wood to build chairs"?
    Hmm. . .To be more specific, I'd say it depends on the focus of the sentence. To me, those two sentences come across as being about two different things. The first says that, when building chairs one would use wood. The second says that wood is a material used to build chairs.

    That said, the description of the blade would fall into the second category.
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    Ahh, I see. Thanks for the clarification and sorry for the wasted posted space.
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