Athapaskan/Japanese language similarities[]
Not trying to be the smartass here, but that claim that Japanese language and the Inuit languages (Eskimo-Aleut) are related is total Kojima B.S.
I know that sometimes there are discrepancies between linguists, but that "theory" has never even been proposed. The two languages couldn't be more different, actually.
The only thing which is not totally different is that both have a grammatical word order S-O-V (which is the most widely used syntax, by languages from the five continents). Every other single aspect differs absolutely.
Honestly, I don't know where the hell Kojima got that piece of misinformation, but with things like this being shoveled up fans' throats, the only thing that happens is that gamers become more and more ignorant, while believing themselves to be knowledgeable.
But as many people have noted, there are lots and lots of scientific inaccuracies as well... Seriously, it's not so hard to grab an encyclopaedia (a real one, not that Wikipedia piece of shyt), and search for accurate, verified data.
For anyone with real interest in languages, I suggest this site: http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Home.html
Best regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.146.38.149 (talk • contribs)
- That's interesting and all, but the talk page is supposed to be used for proposing changes to the article. Also, rather than jump on the Kojima-hate bandwagon, consider that it was Tomokazu Fukushima who wrote the Codec script, and Jeremy Blaustein who localized it for the English version; the claim may have actually originated with one of them. --Bluerock (talk) 08:22, October 30, 2015 (UTC)
- We could always note this mistake somewhere. Any suggestions where we can note this, Bluerock? It can't be this article, since Clark's assistant wasn't even the subject of it. We could try Master Miller, Solid Snake, Vulcan Raven, or even Liquid Snake's article, or we could even create a languages article (languages DID play a fairly major role in The Phantom Pain, after all) and note it there. Who knows, maybe we could make an errors article noting some errors in the franchise. We've already got an anachronism article on here, so it's not like it's without precedent. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 10:32, October 30, 2015 (UTC)
- There is no way an "errors" article will ever be a good idea, because it is entirely too subjective (and there are enough problems with the retcon page as it is). A "Language" article I would be more in favor of, as long as it's linked specifically with the Metal Gear universe and not simply a generic page you could find in any encyclopedia. Also, before calling this specific example an error, take into accouint that it refers to ancient Japanese, not the modern language. --Bluerock (talk) 11:03, October 30, 2015 (UTC)
- We could always note this mistake somewhere. Any suggestions where we can note this, Bluerock? It can't be this article, since Clark's assistant wasn't even the subject of it. We could try Master Miller, Solid Snake, Vulcan Raven, or even Liquid Snake's article, or we could even create a languages article (languages DID play a fairly major role in The Phantom Pain, after all) and note it there. Who knows, maybe we could make an errors article noting some errors in the franchise. We've already got an anachronism article on here, so it's not like it's without precedent. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 10:32, October 30, 2015 (UTC)