Logience Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Really random question, but it came to mind when I remembered I learned the word "boon" from this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) I guess it must have significantly contributed to my English vocabulary since back then I would usually set games with a significant amount of text to English on repeated playthroughs in order to get a different take on the script. But if nothing else, I at least learned the word dastard. Edited May 24, 2014 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I've learned lots of words, because engrish is not my main laungage. ... ... ... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLord Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I think I learned what the word "coup d'etat" meant when I first played FE6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Nope. I can't think of a single word that I didn't already know before being introduced to Fire Emblem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blyegg Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 No but when I started the whole Cavalier and Knight thing was confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaprong Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Fire emblem was the only reason for me to learn english back when I didn't used internet so yeah, pretty much it teached me a lot of words ^I know your pain Edited May 24, 2014 by Zaprong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikker Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes, I've learned what a craven cur is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomX2 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I think I learned what the word "coup d'etat" meant when I first played FE6. lol I got that from Naruto of all things. Pretty much what everyone else said (craven, boon, dastard). FE13 taught me prescience. In terms of affecting my practical, day-to-day vocab... I'll say Gods a lot instead of God now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewjeo Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thanks to Fire Emblem I use abbreviations like RNG, FE#, STR, etc. if that counts. Otherwise I don't think FE did anything for my vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Only word I can think of is apotheosis, and even then I could've figured that one out if I stared at it hard enough. Usually I get by words I don't know solidly (and while lacking a dictionary) using the combination of Latin and context clues so my vocab is already pretty flexible as it is. Edited May 24, 2014 by Thor Odinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yeah, I never would've learnt the term "sexy bitch" had it not been for Fire Emblem. Thanks, Fire Emblem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Learned the difference between "calvary" and "cavalry". Thanks, FE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlegnomes Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Agreed on the knight cavalier thing. Also, lance. I used to always think of lances as the big jousting things; now I think of them more generally. As for specific words, apotheosis and repatriation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbalina's Revenge Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I learned "ballista." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 since i didn't have a social life, didn't watch movies, read books, or view tv shows other than goofy cartoons and sitcoms, the only reason i was able to get a grip on proper speech is because i played fire emblem for the gba so much in middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 repatriation. Yeah that i think is the one that i found that i first really saw used from FE. Also the context of the word capitulation. (ive heard that word before but didnt realize what exactly it meant until FE10.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 A few things, I looked up some of the mythological names of weapons and stuff. One odd example was with Ragnell, I actually knew what it meant before, but only after playing FE10 did I remember it was the wife of Sir Gawain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I sometimes write things like Spd instead of Speed, even if I'm not writing things about Fire Emblem. I learned Tome and Mage from FE. Is that weird? Also, I already knew what a Coup d'etat was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidmark Iggy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I learnt skullduggery from FE6. And I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 It affected my speech pattern very much, in particular FE 9 and 10. I think the only word I've been taught was repatriation, because when I first saw it, I said "re-what?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookofholsety Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 for the most part no, with one exception smallclothes learning the existence of this word alone justifies the entirety of fe13; i'm always on the lookout for more pretentious ways to refer to underwear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Not particularly! Either there was little to learn or I'm just incapable of learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 My first exposure to "quintessence", "vulnerary", "ger", "cur", and "shamshir" was through Fire Emblem. I'm sure I learned a few other words from the series, but those are the only ones that come to mind. I can't recall any specific instances of quotes affecting my active vocabulary either, but I'd be surprised if there were no influences. I'm skimming through the English script for FE7 specifically now though and I quite like the style of writing. Makes me want to play it again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topazd Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 There have been some complex or seldom used words in Awakening of which I was not familiar with prior to seeing them (not being a native speaker). But other than that there aren't all that many, although I remember learning "coup d'etat" on my initial Gaiden playthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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