Qunit or Penta?

[Knapenburger]

Is it Qunitboxing or Pentaboxing?

This is to put Griznah to shame that Penta represents a shape that covers an area - quint however is more of a simpler numeric form.

For example, "hexagon" is a six sided shape but you don't say "hexaboxing", it would be "sextaboxing" - Then you say "what about hexadecimal?" - well hexadecimal is a alpha-numeric value of base 16 which is totally irrelevant.

Also more evidence that Quint > Pent

You say "Quadboxing", not "Tetraboxing" or "Chaturboxing"

Take a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_prefix

Notice how by default we follow the Latin prefixes but people like Griznah decide they suddenly want to switch over to the more confusing Greek prefix.


So Griznah, STFU, I WIN, GTFO MY IRC.

[Griznah]

I say "pentaboxing" because that flows alot better than quintboxing to me.
There is no "right" or "wrong". Penta, hexa and the others aren't exclusivly used for shapes, like some brits like to think.
I use dualboxing, triboxing, quadboxing and then pentaboxing.
So nah, I can't lose this, since 1) you are somewhat wrong in your reasoning and 2) it's a matter of opinion.

Just because you are locked into using "hex" and "penta" as shapes, doesn't mean it's wrong, it's your state of mind that is too narrow.
And since when does Greek and Latin numerical prefixes have anything to do with "the Queens English" ?

10:44:49 < Knapenburger> Dude, I did GCSE English, I was born here, I live here, you are arguing with me, about the Queens English.

And yeah, I'm Norwegian..

[Knapenburger]

I say "pentaboxing" because that flows alot better than quintboxing to me.
There is no "right" or "wrong". Penta, hexa and the others aren't exclusivly used for shapes, like some brits like to think.
I use dualboxing, triboxing, quadboxing and then pentaboxing.
So nah, I can't lose this, since 1) you are somewhat wrong in your reasoning and 2) it's a matter of opinion.

Just because you are locked into using "hex" and "penta" as shapes, doesn't mean it's wrong, it's your state of mind that is too narrow.
And since when does Greek and Latin numerical prefixes have anything to do with "the Queens English" ?

10:44:49 < Knapenburger> Dude, I did GCSE English, I was born here, I live here, you are arguing with me, about the Queens English.

And yeah, I'm Norwegian..

It all depends on the context of the discussion. Just give up, I am the victor.

[Stabface]

Can you name one word -- off the top of your head, without using google/dictionary/etc -- that is commonly used in English and has quinq- as a prefix?
I can't think of any, but off the top of my head, penta- words :

pentagram
pentagon
pentathlon
iambic pentameter
pentacle

also see chemistry terms, pentaphosphate, pentachloride, etc. where we do not use the Latin terms - tetroxide not quadroxide, uranium hexafloride not sexaflouride, etc. We run biathlon and ride bicycles, not duoathlons and duocycles. We get sick with mononucleosis not unonucleosis. Dodecahedrons are the most worthless dice in D&D. etc.

[Knapenburger]

And what do you call 5 children/animals born within one session?

Qunituplets. Not Pentatuplets.

[Stabface]

One small correction to myself, bi- is the Greek morpheme not Latin.
The Latin di- is however used in chemistry.

[Stealthy]

Is it Qunitboxing or Pentaboxing?

This is to put Griznah to shame that Penta represents a shape that covers an area - quint however is more of a simpler numeric form.

For example, "hexagon" is a six sided shape but you don't say "hexaboxing", it would be "sextaboxing" - Then you say "what about hexadecimal?" - well hexadecimal is a alpha-numeric value of base 16 which is totally irrelevant.

Also more evidence that Quint > Pent

You say "Quadboxing", not "Tetraboxing" or "Chaturboxing"

Take a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_prefix

Notice how by default we follow the Latin prefixes but people like Griznah decide they suddenly want to switch over to the more confusing Greek prefix.


So Griznah, STFU, I WIN, GTFO MY IRC.

You also say Tri-boxing, which according to the link you posted is Greek or Sanskrit. So obviously there's no hard rule for naming conventions.

Also it would be quinboxing, not quintboxing, since you usually keep the first syllable when using it to join words. I.e. quad-boxing, not quadr-boxing or tri-boxing, not trip-boxing.

Cheers,

S.

[Stabface]

BTW the proper term is quint- quin- quinq- quinque- etc, not qunit.
I think Qunit might be the backup band for a rapper from Quebec maybe

[shaeman]

After reading the to-ing and fro-ing in this rather intelligent debate, I find that I really don't give a shit

I'm a simpleton....

It's one boxing, two boxing, three boxing, four boxing or five boxing.

Then again I'm now more confused. Doesn't the box in boxing refer to the number of physical machines you are running on.

So really I'm 1 boxing 4-5 characters not 4 or 5 boxing.

My brain hurts. I want to sleep now.

[Knapenburger]

http://googlefight.com/index.php?lan...d2=Pentaboxing

and even with the typo

http://googlefight.com/index.php?lan...d2=Pentaboxing