A guide to wolfspeak and why you shouldn't use it

[MadMoai]

Body: Build, bodice
Mouth: Maw
Legs: Pistons

Maw: "the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal."
 So "maw" would actually be used correctly in this case. I find it quite descriptive for open jaws, but that's just me.

As for "build" in place of "body," I've seen/had it used correctly before in sentences such as "he has a slim build," but other than that I haven't heard it used much.

...but pistons are a machine part, as far as I know. o_o

Maybe I should start wandering around more so I can hear more of this "wolfspeak"...

[catsanddogsandbirds]

I doubt if your paw resembles soft material.

 Your paws aren't a manner of treading.

 1. Yes, paws do resemble a soft material.

 2. YES, you use your paws to tread...

[shusuke]

Don't tread on the grass
They trod back to the old house
An old, trodden path'
The tire's treads were worn

Paw pads =/= the way a dog jogs; it is the foot of a dog; you do not say "Sneaker" when you see someone walking, so why use the term "tread" for something on the foot of a cat or dog?

Soft paw pads = bloody, cut up paws for you, thus not so much encouraged movement at all [too soft paws are bad for dogs; they usually harden and healthy paws are usually soft, yet resistant, sort of like rubber]

Paw pads =/= tire patterns or tires

When people even TRY to use "treads" as a noun all I think of is this

[Faith.]

Haha, I almost fell off my chair!
Yes, I totally agree with the post.
I tend to use a little wolfspeak when I'm out of words, but the only words I use are orbs, optics, fae and brute and figure. These are the only ones I understand and know, plus, they don't confuse players so much.

[catsanddogsandbirds]

Oh they use "tread" as the actual paw or paw pad? Oh, okay. I thought they meant it as the action "to tread".

 AKA, I am treading along the path.
 Not: My treads hurt.
 ...or something.

 That sounds awkward, the second one.

 XP

[Nemena]

[RavenShai]

Ooh, okay, I get it now. Thanks again for making that clear! ^.^

[Narkeen]

Wolfspeak is....just...stupid...

Too many people neglect the dictionary. Where's the love for the dictionary? I don't use it. If I do happen to use it, its VERY limited. It should have it's own dictionary. Just trying to decipher it is agonizing.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm stuck on one map (Temple of Dreams and/or North Pole).

[shusuke]

They don't neglect the dictionary
They just don't know how to use it properly

[Narkeen]

That's neglecting the dictionary in my opinion. You only use it to look up words you don't know about and maybe reference it a few times if needed.

Since when dictionaries aren't used correctly? I must be thrown out of time and only entered at a later date. :|