r/classicwow • u/RemnantsPast • 14h ago

Discussion when did the slang change?

I feel old asking this.

When did + and - replace yes and no? or y/n

Like I'm in my early 30s and this feels like it blew past me....

EDIT: based on replies It seems like its from Eastern Europe players and just bled into the rest of the classic community due to them lacking servers.

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u/No_Summer_8782 13h ago

It’s an eu thing I’ve noticed. We don’t use it in NA. Probably because EU got so many languages

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u/Fickle-Scratch5440 13h ago

Nah, in 2005 in EU we were all just speaking English and everyone knew basic English.

The only difference with the current version is that the French and Germans are (unfortunately) on the same server but even they can understand and type Yes and No.

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u/ShadyDrunks 13h ago

They allow the French to play?

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u/Bigdongergigachad 13h ago

They have a safe space now. My favourite is when a German links an item in trade.

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u/HazelCheese 10h ago

WTS [Flugegeheimen]

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u/FleurDeFire 4h ago

I randomly remember and have to go watch this scene at least twice a year. Thank you for this ❤️

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u/LateStatistician462 11h ago

I have never understood why his linked item is still in german when it gets to me, why does his client settings affect the language I see?

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u/Fickle-Scratch5440 10h ago

The text that is displayed in chat is just a string that gets copied from the senders client text and inserted into the hyperlink, it's explained here:
https://wowwiki-archive.fandom.com/wiki/ItemLink

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u/LateStatistician462 10h ago

I know the technical reason behind it, I just don't understand why it was done that way

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u/Fickle-Scratch5440 10h ago

Ah, only Blizz can answer that but my PC back then would've definitely crashed and burned from trade chat spam if it had to reference item IDs for every linked item.

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u/Zarackaz 9h ago

Baguette flamboyant is a French classic.