Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159 Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) This is an officer tent: http://bit.ly/1JMO0Ff http://bit.ly/1JMO0Ff This is a quonset hut: http://recentpastnation.org/?page_id=480 http://www.quonsethuts.org/huts/ Therefore, this is a Quonset Hut: Edited October 4, 2015 by Weyland Yutani 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackyCTV 54 Posted October 4, 2015 quonset hut AKA Nato Barrack for me :thumbsup: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeefBacon 1185 Posted October 4, 2015 quonsethut.org. A website devoted to quonset huts. I'm having trouble thinking of a more boring website. How about a website about a specific make of towel rack? The history of crocs? Incredible. I can't see anyone referring to officer tents as quonset huts. Maybe officer huts? I'm not even sure how to pronounce quonset. Konset? Kwonsit? Koo-on-set? Informative nonetheless. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gannon46 788 Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) who cares what its called there's a guy in my group that's always correcting folks gets on my fucking nerves the pretentious prick. as long as your team members knows who or what your talking about who cares. hell everyone pronounces the cities wrong are we gonna have a translator come in and help us learn to pronounce those next. Edited October 4, 2015 by gannon46 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valdenburg 200 Posted October 4, 2015 who cares what its called there's a guy in my group that's always correcting folks gets on my fucking nerves the pretentious prick. as long as your team members knows who or what your talking about who cares. hell everyone pronounces the cities wrong are we gonna have a translator come in and help us learn to pronounce those next.He is probably doing this to get the whole squad/clan or new people to understand it.Some people are that selfish and say like you, "who would care as long as my buddies understand it".It's basically the same as you would say "who cares i say blue to red as long as my buddies understand it". Well yes but the world does not consists just out of you and your buddies, pretty selfish behaviour imo ;P 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valdenburg 200 Posted October 4, 2015 quonsethut.org. A website devoted to quonset huts. I'm having trouble thinking of a more boring website. Website about you? MuahahahaNo really these huts are epic and crocs also! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yazar8 584 Posted October 4, 2015 thank you professor for your lecture 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159 Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) quonsethut.org. A website devoted to quonset huts. I'm having trouble thinking of a more boring website. How about a website about a specific make of towel rack? The history of crocs? Incredible. I can't see anyone referring to officer tents as quonset huts. Maybe officer huts? I'm not even sure how to pronounce quonset. Konset? Kwonsit? Koo-on-set? Informative nonetheless.IPA: kwänsət Commonly, when a 'u' is before an 'o' the 'u' turns into a 'w.' Sounds like 'kwon-sit' who cares what its called there's a guy in my group that's always correcting folks gets on my fucking nerves the pretentious prick. as long as your team members knows who or what your talking about who cares. hell everyone pronounces the cities wrong are we gonna have a translator come in and help us learn to pronounce those next.Who cares that language is what separates us from the beasts! Why not start calling M4's, 1911's or Peaches? People that don't use the proper word for something gets on my nerves. Nothing pretentious about using basic words. Hey I got an idea, instead of calling it DayZ...lets call it Mario Kart. Wouldn't that be pretentious? Whats the difference right? ;) Kind of reminds of people calling the office building (Land_A_Office01) a 'school' when its doesn't look like a school in any way, shape, or form. Its an office building. thank you professor for your lectureI wouldn't go that far. Just just basic English. Not talking high level linguistics here, just basics. Edited October 4, 2015 by Weyland Yutani 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☣BioHaze☣ 7337 Posted October 4, 2015 I am all for using the proper terms in DayZ as in life. I think it is most important that we use the term, bandit, murderer, and survivor properly. I used to call the Quonset huts Officers Barracks (because of the bunks and tables) but as a (mostly) 3yr lone wolf player I really only used the term in my internal dialogue and didn't even use it here on the forum really. When I started playing with a friend recently I found all of my personal nicknames for structures weren't great for describing them. I do think the office building reminded me of a school a little because the stairwell of the high school I went to was all windows from top to bottom and I think that's one of the main features that made people think it was a school as well.... "Try to pay attention to the language we’ve all agreed on” (Complaints and Grievances, George Carlin). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tactical Nuke 47 Posted October 4, 2015 I had always called it an Officer Tent, but since watching a few videos that had Hicks talking about it and referring to it as a Quonset (kwon-set imo) Hut I've taken to calling it that too - albeit not many people in my group call it that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bororm 1156 Posted October 4, 2015 As long as you are consistent within your own group it doesn't matter what you call anything. Also, "quonset" as a word sounds stupid so I'm not saying it =P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whyherro123 2283 Posted October 4, 2015 ^ Hope you never come to New England. Fully 3/4, if not more, city and place-names are in Wampanoag and other Native languages WinnetuxetMattepoisettAcushnetMassachusett hint: the "set/et" bit at the end means "place" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethink 984 Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) officers barracks for me or curved roof barracks. It's obviously not a tent wouldn't know to to pronounce "quonset" tbh. btw the key to communication is getting your message across not trying to feel superior to the people you are speaking with. Haven't heard one person call it the officers tent but I imagine in a stressful situation a person could call it that but I also assume we'd all know what they were talking about. Edited October 4, 2015 by freethink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrLoK 16185 Posted October 4, 2015 Bendy fun house where i keep all my clips for my ak and mags for my revolver. L 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whyherro123 2283 Posted October 4, 2015 wouldn't know to to pronounce "quonset" tbh. Jesus, guys, did you not take Phonetics in Grade School? Qu: This makes a "kweh" sound on: this makes an "on" sound set: this makes a "set" sound Kweh-on-set Quonset Maybe because I live in New England, but words like that don't phase me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethink 984 Posted October 4, 2015 Jesus, guys, did you not take Phonetics in Grade School? Qu: This makes a "kweh" sound on: this makes an "on" sound set: this makes a "set" sound Kweh-on-set Quonset Maybe because I live in New England, but words like that don't phase me Officers barracks, it is! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cash81 506 Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Abatoir. Edited October 5, 2015 by cash81 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hleVqq 139 Posted October 5, 2015 It doesn't make sense, but I call it The Bunker, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuval 221 Posted October 5, 2015 I call it Novi-barracks, only very few people will know why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenoSkir88 181 Posted October 5, 2015 He is probably doing this to get the whole squad/clan or new people to understand it.Some people are that selfish and say like you, "who would care as long as my buddies understand it".It's basically the same as you would say "who cares i say blue to red as long as my buddies understand it". Well yes but the world does not consists just out of you and your buddies, pretty selfish behaviour imo ;P ...jesus dude it's a game :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookie (original) 799 Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) ...jesus dude it's a game :/ How dare you! Anyway, this isn't linguistics, it's not even semantics. It's Yankee cultural imperialism, which is why I insist on calling it a Nissen Hut. Edited October 5, 2015 by Mookie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slippery gypsy 107 Posted October 5, 2015 Bendy fun house where i keep all my clips for my ak and mags for my revolver. LDont worry i sea what you did their . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159 Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) wouldn't know to to pronounce "quonset" tbh. btw the key to communication is getting your message across not trying to feel superior to the people you are speaking with.We just told you how to pronounce it. :D Bendy fun house where i keep all my clips for my ak and mags for my revolver. L :rolleyes: Edited October 5, 2015 by Weyland Yutani Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrLoK 16185 Posted October 5, 2015 Hello there In all honesty I refer to them as Nissen Huts, whether correct or incorrect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut Rdgs LoK 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159 Posted October 5, 2015 Hello there In all honesty I refer to them as Nissen Huts, whether correct or incorrect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut Rdgs LoKHmm, I learned something new. :beans: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites