Has gaming ever taught you a new word or how to spell?

[Novokane]

I basically learned english thanks to video games and movies (I'm french)

 

[Tomster595]

ff the top of my head, James Bond games taught me "Rendezvous" and "Reconnaissance" When I was much younger.

 

[Choppaduel]

Not that I can remember. although I can safely that gaming has, considering how much of it I've done over the years.

 

[jcallen]

Gaming is where I learned my ungodly vocabulary. If I didn't play games as much as I do I would be talking as though I was in the 9th grade or something.

 

[Jodah]

Not specifically but I think reading WoW trade chat kills brain cells. Though I suppose that is the opposite of what you want to know.

 

[Vykrel]

gaming has taught me a lot of things. cant recall exactly, but both the games themselves and the people i play with online have taught me things.

 

[Puye]

Final Fantasy XI taught me a myriad of words...including the word myriad. That plus half of the god damn random mythology that's now embedded in my brain.

 

[Ossian]

I learned to type, spell, and make valid sentences through Runescape. I also read a lot of novels but that doesn't help you write.

Funny thing is, I'm homeschooled, and I never studied anything. My first true class in english Comp 1, I made an A on all my Essay papers.

Suck it American educational system.

 

[skeliton112]

I still cant spell but games have taught me countless words like Blitzkrieg, galleon, frigate, legate, centrurion ect, ect. Most of these i learnt a few years ago though.

 

[The_Echo]

I can't think of anything, really. I have a pretty large vocabulary, and I can spell with the best of them.

However this isn't to say I haven't partaken in cognitive learning due to video games. God of War got me interested in Greek mythology, for example.

 

[Duck Sandwich]

I've actually compiled a list of words I've learned from games. And yes, in elementary school, I was known as a "human dictionary."

Spoiler: The list

Zelda
Malevolent
Digress

Grandia 2
Nostalgic

Exile 3: Ruined World
exile
vertigo
dexterity
ambidextrous
constitution
dispel
nondescript
multitude
devour
gelatinous
peninsula

Shadow Over Mystara
Indomitable

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Imperative
Rendezvous

X-Men Legends
Attest

X-Men 2: Clone Wars
Assimilate

Phantasy Star 4
Magnanimous

PSO
Proficiency
exponentially


Pokemon
Intrigue
Heinous
Zephyr

Starcraft
Fervent
Carapace
progeny
Despondent
Zealot
Templar
Archon
Voracious

Maximum Carnage
Carnage







7th Legion
Marauder
Critical
Nominal
Inquisitor
Dominate
Annihilate
Redeem
Nova



Age of Mythology
Archaic


Diablo
Nefarious
Dyslexia
atrophy
agony
Infernal
Abyss
Dystrophy
Entropy


Capcom VS SNK 2
Bilingual

 

[MikeOfThunder]

This might sound odd but i learn't from NeverWinter Nights online...

"Osmosis"

A word i would use again and again in biology. A friend i made online was called it, i asked what it mean't (if anything) and he answered. Simple, yet effective.

But i've learn't tonnes through films and games...

Another example being the words: Tyranny, persecution and oppression. - Independance day film.

 

[Crapster]

I know that Pokemon taught me the word "critical" and that I learned about post-modernism and Meme theory from Metal Gear Solid 2... Those are the major ones I can think of. I would be extremely surprised if there weren't more, though.

 

[Loki Cain]

learned a lot from half life
like anomalous

 

[PayneTrayne]

I played Furcadia when I was a kid. Needless to say I can type nearly 106 wpm and learned far too many useless words from that game that I use to spice up random meaningless sentences.

 

[PayneTrayne]

double posts are my favourite.

Uhm, not a game but Bruce Almighty taught me how to spell beautiful. I know I'm not the only one.

LoadingReadyRun taught me that having the nuts means having good cards, and not to trust combine harvesters.

 

[tawmus]

My pronunciation of the word melee, thanks teamspeak.

 

[Peter Griffin]

World of Warcraft has taught me many new words and new acronyms, how to type, and how to spell certain words.

Oblivion taught me the word, "Sanguine"

 

[DanielBrown]

The Final Fantasy games pretty much taught me english, along with tv-shows like Friends, and WoW made me learn how to type really fast.