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Old 11-03-2005, 07:46 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther
Tom King seemed to be aggravated a good deal of the time from the review.
I don't read that at all, aside from a few gripes about some sloppy slate implementation. Good graphics, good music, good characters, good controls, ties the series story together nicely, etc. What are you basing your comment on?

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There is one place where he refers to the Bahro as "standing prone". Since prone means to be laying face down, I had no idea what was meant here.
It CAN mean lying down, but doesn't have to.

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Originally Posted by Merriam Webster
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward -- more at FOR
1 : having a tendency or inclination : being likely <prone to forget names> <accident-prone>
2 a : having the front or ventral surface downward b : lying flat or prostrate
I can't say for sure that this is what Tom meant, but the bolded sections are how I interpreted it. I don't think he has computer access at the moment, so that may have to do for now.
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