Peter Puck Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Whenever I use the 3 letter word "h a b" in one of my posts, it previews and appears as "habs". For example, I will now type this 3 letter word: habs (and you will see it automatically pluralized into 4 letters). I often have occasion to use this word in my posts. 1. Has anyone else noticed this? 2. Are other words affected? 3. Why does this happen? (Does one of the mods work for the grammar police?) Edited November 9, 2006 by Peter Puck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Whenever I use the 3 letter word "h a b" in one of my posts, it previews (and appears?) as "habs". For example, I will now type this 3 letter word: habs (and you will see it automatically pluralized into 4 letters). I often have occasion to use this word in my posts. 1. Has anyone else noticed this? 2. Are other words affected? 3. Why does this happen? 1) Noticed it. 2) Not sure. 3) If I remembered correctly, Puck or Sakiqc set it that way. It's something in the programming of the site that causes it to automatically edit habs to Habs. I've actualy grown used to it. Instead of typing "Rivet is my favorite habs," I'll type "Rivet is my favorite Habs' player." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Yes, sakiqc setup the forum to change all appearances of "h a b" to say "habs." From my discussions with him, it comes from the fact that in French, proper nouns have no singular or plural, so "Habs" works for both instances in French. Also, he wants people to remember the site as habsworld.net and not habworld.net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 It's a little automated censor to protect our community brand name, HabsWorld. Don't want to confuse people. Anyways, Habs is a Proper noun and is singular with the S. Habs is a diminutive for French word Habitants. I'm quoting an older post from KoZed: "As for the nickname "Habitants", at the origin it was a nickname for settlers born in the colonies, as opposed to settlers born overseas. With time it became an alternative name for the people of Canada (like Canucks now); and later on it became a nickname for farmers and people living in the country." So HABS is a diminutive for "Habitants" as in "Les Habitants" (the inhabitants). You can't call a singular Montreal Canadiens fan "un habitant" (or an inhabitant). Habs refers to the Montreal Canadiens team, not a fan of the Canadiens. I never saw or heard a Canadiens player being called "an inhabitant". I would like to see Koivu (or even Latendresse) being interpelled "Hey, the inhabitant, how is it going?". That's why Habs always take an ending S and never goes "singular". Ex: Koivu was the first Habs player to register a shot in the game." Google fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 habs habs habs habs lol awesome, never noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 http://ottsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2006/...155158-sun.html http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Montr...16/2048083.html http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sp...b8-90209196cceb Just showing three sources that use the term in the singular. It's just like a player is a member of the Reds, or Twins, or Blue Jackets, but individually each player is a Red, Twin, or Blue Jacket. Or for that matter, a player is a member of the Canadiens but individually is a Canadien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlétique.Canadien Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I dunno. I see the reasoning and it really hasn't irritated me. However, It's not Les Habsitants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathieu30 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Nikolai Khabibulin.. .. Ni-Ko-Lai K-habs-I-bu-lin just curious.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Whenever I use the 3 letter word "h a b" in one of my posts, it previews and appears as "habs". For example, I will now type this 3 letter word: habs (and you will see it automatically pluralized into 4 letters). I often have occasion to use this word in my posts. 1. Has anyone else noticed this? 2. Are other words affected? 3. Why does this happen? (Does one of the mods work for the grammar police?) habs habs lmao tried it with both mozz and IE and it didn't autocorrect... am I so powerful that the machine cannot handle me? http://ottsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2006/...155158-sun.html http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Montr...16/2048083.html http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sp...b8-90209196cceb Just showing three sources that use the term in the singular. It's just like a player is a member of the Reds, or Twins, or Blue Jackets, but individually each player is a Red, Twin, or Blue Jacket. Or for that matter, a player is a member of the Canadiens but individually is a Canadien. in french we'd say "a member of the Twins", "a fan of the Twins", we won't say "un twin" nor "un twins" (and the reason has nothing to do with "cause baseball sucks") I even write and often read "Le CanadienS de Montreal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) hmmmmmm... I'll try... habs. habs. nots GO :hlogo: GO! Edited November 12, 2006 by shortcat1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 As an anglophone who writes (hockey) in English, it is irritating because it makes my work look second class. H-a-b is the correct usage in English. *shrugs* However, that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 As an anglophone who writes (hockey) in English, it is irritating because it makes my work look second class. H-a-b is the correct usage in English. *shrugs* However, that's just me. you say habs is the proper english pronounciation of the french word "habs"... makes no sense. habs is french, how can you say what is the correct english pronounciation of a word which is not english? you say habs is the proper english pronounciation of the french word "habs"... makes no sense. habs is french, how can you say what is the correct english pronounciation of a word which is not english? I totally own the autocorrector... I think he's afraid of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 La famille Tremblay Les Tremblay Il est un Tremblay he is a Tremblay La famille Jambons Les Jambons Il est un Jambons he is a Jambons although the singular is Jambon, you cannot change the spelling of a Noun which takes a S at the end.... you assume that it's because it's plural/singular... but maybe it's just to be fancy that they designed that noun with a S Les Canadiens Le Canadiens Il est un Canadiens Les Habs Le Habs Il est un Habs He is a Habs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 you say hab is the proper english pronounciation of the french word "habs"... makes no sense. habs is french, how can you say what is the correct english pronounciation of a word which is not english? I totally own the autocorrector... I think he's afraid of me! It's an abbreviation, not a a word. Habs is short for the name of the team, les habitants. Hab is short for saying a member of les habitants. If it was really meant to have an "s" on the end, then we'd see a different spelling for the plural, like Habses. I, too, now am unaffected by the autocorrect. Was the filter turned off for those with Mod powers or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 It's an abbreviation, not a a word. Habs is short for the name of the team, les habitants. habs is short for saying a member of les habitants. If it was really meant to have an "s" on the end, then we'd see a different spelling for the plural, like Habses. I, too, now am unaffected by the autocorrect. Was the filter turned off for those with Mod powers or something? go tell it to the 21 something thousand fans in the Booth that they should say Go habs Go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 go tell it to the 21 something thousand fans in the Booth that they should say Go habs Go They're not cheering for one player, but for the team. Plural. No, it's a selective thing. Always corrected me when I said H-a-b and I was a mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beliveau1 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) I have had trouble trying to write habs or Habs with the the capital H in it a few times = keeps changing it to a non-capitalized version in the actual posting sometimes? Did it no matter how many times I tried to edit it - so I just gave it up..... probably been pointed out already, but for English speaking fans the word habs [edit = without the 's'] is used constantly when referring to a single player - i.e. 'he is a habs[edit = no s]' (because inhabitant can be used in the non plural form) whereas the plural expression is used to say 'he is a member of the Habs' End of English Language 101 instructions = BORING!!!! Doing it now = frustrating!!!!!!! so point of posting is lost?????? I give up again....... piss me off you possessed autocorrector!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited November 13, 2006 by beliveau1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 go tell it to the 21 something thousand fans in the Booth that they should say Go Hab Go What you you talking about? The fans aren't cheering for a single player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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