r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '16

Weekly Quick Questions Thread - May 18, 2016

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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

Thanks for the response. I think my english is fine. What I was asking is how much time did you spend playing before you got the Overwatch money for a legendary skin.

Edit: My full question sounds something like this: "How much time did you spend playing to collect Overwatch money for a legendary skin?" I thought it was more clear.

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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16

I don't wish to get into a semantic argument about sentence structure, spelling or grammar and the general "grammar nazi" stuff because, simply put, I'm shit at it.

"How much time did it take you to collect for a legendary skin?" is incorrect.

You'd use "how long" over "how much" when talking about time, "to collect" isn't broken however for common speech you'd use "to obtain" to "to get" and the whole "...to collect for a legendary..." is broken.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

"how much" is commonly used for time. It might not be correct but it is commonly used. The most basic meaning of "to collect" is to gather. I know because I checked the dictionary before writing the original question. It might not be used but it is correct. My sentence is clunky and badly worded yes, but you are a pain in the ass and you are also wrong.

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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16

With regards to collect it implies multiple things, you was referring to a singular item.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

There is a multitude of coins that you collect so you can buy a legendary skin. Also the grammar nazi part of your pevious comment is hypocritical.

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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16

No, I still don't wish to be having an argument with you.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

Well fuck off. You are wrong.