if startsWithVowel(itemText) displayText.append(‘n’)
displayText.append(‘ ‘ + itemText + ‘!’)
}
WekoTheMaskGatherer
ahaha interesting design !
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Doc_Chopper
“an” is used before vowel, “a” before consonants. I thought even if English is a second language to you, that’s basic 1st grade stuff
BurpYoshi
a i n l
Pronounced “anal”
FieryHammer
When you are just translating a game and can’t touch the logic of displayed text, that’s the only viable way.
Artistic-Split-6641
Similar design: Eat {1} Honey Fruit(s)
Because the number “{1}” and noun behind the a[n] are variables.
kaikaun
A less clumsy way to do this if you can’t touch the code of the game (since the Japanese original doesn’t need to care about this nonsense) is to use “one” instead of “a” or “an”:
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Game is: Innocent Life a Futuristic Harvest Moon
This game is full of surprise like the [unexpected mermaid](https://youtu.be/gI0ar3I1d-U)
That’s a[n] interesting choice
func foundItem(itemText){
var displayText = ‘You found a’
if startsWithVowel(itemText) displayText.append(‘n’)
displayText.append(‘ ‘ + itemText + ‘!’)
}
ahaha interesting design !
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“an” is used before vowel, “a” before consonants. I thought even if English is a second language to you, that’s basic 1st grade stuff
a i n l
Pronounced “anal”
When you are just translating a game and can’t touch the logic of displayed text, that’s the only viable way.
Similar design: Eat {1} Honey Fruit(s)
Because the number “{1}” and noun behind the a[n] are variables.
A less clumsy way to do this if you can’t touch the code of the game (since the Japanese original doesn’t need to care about this nonsense) is to use “one” instead of “a” or “an”:
“You found one Crimson Stone!”