Ultimate question #1!

[Stellar]

In the case of OVA, video would be an adjective Nekkid, to describe the animation =p it's like trying to understand how Massively Multiplayer Online rpg makes sence. Massively is the adjective applied to multiplayer, not an extra descriptive word to pile onto "online"

[Mitera Nikkou]

Ah, but video can't be an adjective since original is used as an adjective and not an adverb. ;p MMO isn't hard to understand if the two M words are written properly, connected by a hyphen, since they both modify Online, which ultimately tells us what kind of noun RPG is. At least I think that's how it works. I wish an expert would come in and tell us (or just me XD) what the proper usage is. OVA just doesn't sound like a proper usage of words to me. Ah, well... I still voted for OVA so why continue with my insanity anyway? XD;;

[Stellar]

A reader wrote in to Game Informer with a similar confusion you're having Nekkid, on the phrase MMORPG:

"I see this all the time: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. I get kind of frustrated because it makes gamers look stupid. If you don't understand what I mean look up 'massively' in the dictionary. It's an adverb, not an adjective. It should be Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Why hasn't this been changed by the editors?"

Game Informer magazine had this to say:

"You're right, a game can't just be referred to as 'massively.' However, in this phrase the word is actually meant to describe the multiplayer, not the game in general. In short, because MMOs supports hundreds of players simultaneously, they are considered 'massively multiplayer.'"

It seems I didn't recall 'massively's correct use in grammar >.> But I knew it's context in being applied to multiplayer, sorry for confusing you there.

And 'original' can be used as a noun =p though, a phrase consisting of a noun adjective noun is a confusing one but works a little better then adj adj noun like you said =p

[Mitera Nikkou]

But it still doesn't seem to work, like MMORPG does. Original would have to be a noun, so then it's a matter of whether animation video or video animation makes more sense. See, video is a medium of animation; it's pictures brought to life. So it's like saying original animation animation. ;p Just original video would do. Basically, the same could be said the other way around, now that I think about it. What really needs to be done is have animation changed to anime. Duh! Animation is too general, which is why it clashes with video, which is also a general term. But then it would only sound right if it's called an original anime video. Or, OAV. Cha-ching! XD

(Yes, I find this amusing. ;p)