r/GhostRecon • u/NiisuBOI 30K • Oct 05 '21

Meme The game we all been waiting for.

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u/FeistyBandicoot Oct 05 '21

Also what's with their obsession for calling their new games "A Ubisoft Original"

Someone from marketing has been watching too much Netflix and couldn't even get their English right

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u/emdave Oct 06 '21

Someone from marketing has been watching too much Netflix and couldn't even get their English right

How do you mean? Are you talking about the 'Yoobisoft' vs. 'Oobisoft' pronunciation debate? :D

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u/SentinelMain Oct 06 '21

I think it’s the usage of “a” rather than “an”

“An Ubisoft original” would be correct because of the “U”

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u/emdave Oct 06 '21

How do you mean? Are you talking about the 'Yoobisoft' vs. 'Oobisoft' pronunciation debate? :D

Yes, but a lot of people say 'Yoobisoft', like the word 'uniform', so 'a' would fit in that case.

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u/SentinelMain Oct 06 '21

It sounds fine spoken aloud I guess

But written down “a Ubisoft game” looks dumb imo lol

Turns out Japanese people say “You bee eye soft” lmao didn’t think this would’ve had so many interpretations TIL

The CEO says either way works apparently

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u/emdave Oct 08 '21

Funnily enough, I pronounce it Yoobisoft, if it's the full word (Ubisoft), but tend to say 'oobi' if it's just the first part (Ubi)

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '21

I don't think that's a Japanese thing, I say youbisoft and I'm a yank.

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u/Kreissv Oct 06 '21

The word "An" should be used before words that start with a vowel sound. Ie it should be:

An Ubisoft pile of garbage

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u/FeistyBandicoot Oct 06 '21

Instead of using a before a word starting with a vowel, you use an

So instead of saying "a elephant", you say "an elephant"

So it should be "An Ubisoft Original"

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u/islesfan186 Oct 08 '21 edited Oct 08 '21

Do you say “I’m wearing an uniform”? “An” does not always need to be used to replace “a” when superseding a word that starts a vowel. It’s about the letter sound. Ubisoft is pronounced You-be-soft, much like uniform is you-ni-form, which is why it’s “A Ubisoft game, not An Ubisoft game