now that you've put the question in my mind I can't remember what I usually type so ask me again after I forget the question
I think I might even type both
compound phrases in English that become common or idiomatic tend to follow the path of "two words with space -> two words with hyphen -> one word"
it doesn't happen 100% of the time, but usually when a phrase remains as two words or a hyphenate it's because they're overly long or the letter combination is weird (e.g. double vowels) or it's a non-noun part of speech
in other words, if it's not videogames now it will be eventually motherfuckers, give in to inevitability
video games when denoting them as a category of game, disambiguating in a context with board games, sports, etc.
videogames as a media genre, in a mixed entertainment scenario or as a cultural generalization, i.e. "depictions in videogames."
so generally videogames is the one we're looking for, but they're two slightly different concepts both in my mind and, i believe, in the culture.
compound phrases in English that become common or idiomatic tend to follow the path of "two words with space -> two words with hyphen -> one word"
it doesn't happen 100% of the time, but usually when a phrase remains as two words or a hyphenate it's because they're overly long or the letter combination is weird (e.g. double vowels) or it's a non-noun part of speech
in other words, if it's not videogames now it will be eventually motherfuckers, give in to inevitability
That's the nice thing about German or Dutch. Those languages skip all that faffing about and just go straight for the compound word.
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I think I might even type both
oh that's easy because it would be of higher quality
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I'm actually not sure what I usually call them.
and everyone needs to know about it.
What about single-player games?
which means, really, you're competing against
yourself.
They still have goals.
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That’s all that matters.
It’s... it’s actually terebi geemu, man.
As in, like, TV game.
Unless you’re talking PC, which is konpyuuta geemu.
Or at least it was 15 years ago.
I’m old.
all video games is nintendo.
it doesn't happen 100% of the time, but usually when a phrase remains as two words or a hyphenate it's because they're overly long or the letter combination is weird (e.g. double vowels) or it's a non-noun part of speech
in other words, if it's not videogames now it will be eventually motherfuckers, give in to inevitability
My mother’s habit of calling all Pokémon “pikachus” was one of her most endearing qualities.
videogames as a media genre, in a mixed entertainment scenario or as a cultural generalization, i.e. "depictions in videogames."
so generally videogames is the one we're looking for, but they're two slightly different concepts both in my mind and, i believe, in the culture.
It's not VCW.
That's the nice thing about German or Dutch. Those languages skip all that faffing about and just go straight for the compound word.