Post by Hollow, Sky, Laurel, Jay, Rye on Nov 27, 2014 16:32:26 GMT
A cat is a cat is a cat. As obvious as this appears, some people forget that, being cats, characters in Warriors would be unfamiliar with human things that are part of our everyday language. As a result, sometimes prefixes that would be impossible are chosen.
Slate is a metamorphic rock, formed by clay or volcanic ash subjected to pressure and extreme heat, and often composed of quartz, hematite, pyrite, illite or muscovite, as well as other types of rock. Now, I didn’t know this until I researched it, and if you showed me a piece of slate, and a piece of something else, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between which is which, most likely. You probably would either - unless you’re into geology, at which point, I say “Geology rocks!”, gives you a hi-five and then sits in the naughty corner because of my terrible pun.
If we, as clever as we are, cannot easily tell the difference between types of rock, why would cats have any more luck, or more importantly, interest? What good is a rock to a cat, besides something to sleep on or hide behind? And yet, I have seen cats with the names Slateheart and Granitecloud, and others beside. Keep it simple, is the best advice, and keep it true to life.
Likewise, there some things that cats wouldn’t know of because of location. Ebony, for instance, is usually used to describe any dense dark-coloured wood. The true species of ebony grow in western Africa, southern India and Sri Lanka and Indonesia. If your cat does not live in these areas, they will not know what ebony is. It is not actually synonymous with black, and even if it was, you would use black-.
Warriors originally is set in England, or a place based closely on England, though in later books, North American influences are included, such as the Cougar/Puma that acts as an antagonist in the second arc. It is important to consider where your cats and clan is situated to avoid any kind of embarrassing mistakes.
Slate is a metamorphic rock, formed by clay or volcanic ash subjected to pressure and extreme heat, and often composed of quartz, hematite, pyrite, illite or muscovite, as well as other types of rock. Now, I didn’t know this until I researched it, and if you showed me a piece of slate, and a piece of something else, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between which is which, most likely. You probably would either - unless you’re into geology, at which point, I say “Geology rocks!”, gives you a hi-five and then sits in the naughty corner because of my terrible pun.
If we, as clever as we are, cannot easily tell the difference between types of rock, why would cats have any more luck, or more importantly, interest? What good is a rock to a cat, besides something to sleep on or hide behind? And yet, I have seen cats with the names Slateheart and Granitecloud, and others beside. Keep it simple, is the best advice, and keep it true to life.
Likewise, there some things that cats wouldn’t know of because of location. Ebony, for instance, is usually used to describe any dense dark-coloured wood. The true species of ebony grow in western Africa, southern India and Sri Lanka and Indonesia. If your cat does not live in these areas, they will not know what ebony is. It is not actually synonymous with black, and even if it was, you would use black-.
Warriors originally is set in England, or a place based closely on England, though in later books, North American influences are included, such as the Cougar/Puma that acts as an antagonist in the second arc. It is important to consider where your cats and clan is situated to avoid any kind of embarrassing mistakes.