"Waiting on loadout change"

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  1. Ducky

    Ducky 2D Artist

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    waiting.jpg As a non-native speaker I dare not argue here, but wouldn't be "waiting for" the correct english phrasing ?

    Imo it's too long anyway, how about "Ready on Re-Equip" ? Other ideas ?
     
  2. w00kie

    w00kie Mustachioed Mexican

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    Ducky -> http://www.dict.cc/?s=wait+on, I would guess you are right :)

    "Refresh Char in Baracks Obama"

    Or

    can we have one of those big help texts (the ones down-middle of screen) when you repick a skill outside a baracks/armory/flagzone?

    There could then be a full sentence that everybody understands ;)
     
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  3. complete_

    complete_ lamer

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    wait on is fine
     
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  4. Candles

    Candles CAPTAIN CANDLES, DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN DUN.

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    Strictly speaking, "waiting for" is proper English, but "waiting on" is acceptable colloquial version. Interestingly enough, it's one of the colloquialisms used on both sides of the ocean.
     
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  5. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    Yeah, it's definitely used in the UK.
     
  6. Ducky

    Ducky 2D Artist

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    Thanks for the teachings, I was thinking that it sounded a bit like an illiterate lapse.
    The thing is, I want to shorten the text to just 2 lines, so it's less obstructive and without making the font too tiny. I think I'll try it with "Waiting on / re-equip".
     

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