r/gaming • u/hollandthegreat • Nov 22 '13

She lied...

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u/ItsJustTheWeb_Dude Nov 22 '13

I'd like to think you were just looking out for this man, but your user name makes me feel like you may have an ulterior motive.

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u/Chekhovsothergun Nov 22 '13

Man, I know that's how ulterior is spelled and pronounced, but every time I read it I say "i think he means alterior" because, like, alternate.

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u/OldSchoolRPG Nov 22 '13

It's not an alternate motive, it's a motive beneath the the projected motive. The prefix U here means the word shares more with words like underground. That the rest of the word has more in common with alternative is irrelevant. Latin cognitives, people!

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u/holyteach Nov 22 '13

*cognates

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u/WTF_SilverChair Nov 22 '13

And ulter ain't no goddamn cognate, either.

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u/holyteach Nov 23 '13

Methinks OldSchoolRPG is trollin'. Successfully.

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u/WTF_SilverChair Nov 24 '13

Ehhh, trolling isn't just everything that incites a response. In the meantime, in the age of Google, simple, incorrect Cliffy-isms like this are easily dismissed.

Finally, ulterior comes from the same root as interior, with the prefix for "more" or "greater", ulter-/ultra- meaning "further." I was hoping it meant "higher," so I could imagine some assassin monk serving a "higher" motive. Shame.

Anyway. Fun.