The Lurker Lounge Forums › Lurker Games › World of Warcraft v
A Couple of Random Things

Linear Mode
A Couple of Random Things
Quark Offline
New Custom User Title
*****
Posts: 2,161
Threads: 100
Joined: Feb 2003
#2
05-01-2005, 12:54 AM
Mirajj,Apr 30 2005, 07:35 PM Wrote:First off...I've long been curious as to where the practice of using a plural to describe a single came from. I was confused for a while until I figured out that by "mob" a person is actually referring to a single monster. So I was wondering where this practice came from.
[right][snapback]75834[/snapback][/right]
Supposedly this is an old MMORPG thing. Mob stands for "Mobile Object"?
Trade yourself in for the perfect one. No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined!
Find
Reply


Messages In This Thread
A Couple of Random Things - by Mirajj - 05-01-2005, 12:35 AM
A Couple of Random Things - by Quark - 05-01-2005, 12:54 AM
A Couple of Random Things - by lfd - 05-01-2005, 12:26 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Jarulf - 05-01-2005, 01:44 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Alrin - 05-01-2005, 01:59 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Nystul - 05-01-2005, 02:40 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Taakal - 05-01-2005, 03:32 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Jarulf - 05-01-2005, 04:26 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Raelynn - 05-01-2005, 05:32 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Mirajj - 05-01-2005, 07:12 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Jarulf - 05-02-2005, 04:07 AM
A Couple of Random Things - by Ynir - 05-02-2005, 03:13 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by lemekim - 05-02-2005, 04:33 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by MongoJerry - 05-02-2005, 07:04 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Rinnhart - 05-02-2005, 07:30 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Artega - 05-02-2005, 07:31 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by KiloVictor - 05-02-2005, 09:09 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by KiloVictor - 05-02-2005, 09:12 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by lemekim - 05-02-2005, 09:13 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Ynir - 05-02-2005, 09:54 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by savaughn - 05-02-2005, 10:34 PM
A Couple of Random Things - by Raven Vale - 05-03-2005, 10:24 AM

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 3 Guest(s)