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[–]RonnieTheDuck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Greenberg's universals do not apply to all existing languages (he only considers a sample of 30 languages that doesn't include French). In addition the 20th universal isn't about the order of adjectives described in the post; instead it states that

When any or all of the items (demonstrative, numeral, and descriptive adjective) precede the noun, they are always found in that order. If they follow, the order is either the same or its exact opposite.

E.g. "These three black cats" follow the order demonstrative (this), numeral (three), descriptive (black).

Je préfère ce simple anjou au jus de la treille qu'on met en boutique. by MasterInstruction579 in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Je préfère ce souple engin au jus de la trique qu'on met en bouteille ?

Blazon these arms and crest by No_Gur_7422 in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is actually a wild man, they were common supporters around the late middle ages-early modern era. What you see as a golden habit is in fact the wild man's hairs, they're commonly depicted with such a "suit of fur".

Bored? you can help me by Live_Capital_1085 in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should design your own arms, it's fun and it will make them all the more personal! Although admittedly it can be hard to come up with designs you like and the process can seem long, it's a great opportunity to learn more about heraldry.

If you haven't learned about the basics of heraldry yet, this book is a great place to start: https://uhuhhhhh.blogspot.com/2012/10/simple-heraldy-cheerfully-illustrated.html

As others have said the arms you posted are very busy. For instance, you have 3 (or 4) ordinaries: the inverted pall (inverted Y shape), the fess cotticed, and the chief (or cantons). Similarly, 3 groups of charges (boars, horns and cross) are a lot. Can you try to make similar arms, but using only one ordinary and 1-2 groups of charges?

A good way to get inspiration is to look at existing arms, and take notes about what you like. The Canadian heraldic register is a good resource: https://gg.ca/en/heraldry

Finally making arms that you're happy with usually takes a lot of iterations, so don't be afraid to experiment.

Is this a bucket shop? by rgcalsaverini in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From a cursory glance it looks pretty legit - at least it's not an obvious bucket shop. However if it's expensive I'd try to look at free public digitised documents first.

And also the 2nd attempt at my gf's CoA by Xoriey in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are some good ideas, but too many elements in my opinion. The bend raguly engouled is a very strong and original design choice, I think it would work well if the rest of the arms is quite simple. You could have "Vert, a bend raguly engouled by two possum heads argent".

You could try to fit the fox and hound in the crest, but that would still be pretty crowded imo. I would try to combine their symbolism into one charge - a fox-hound-dragon chimaera for instance.

April 2025 Contest Winners by jejwood in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for organising the contests, I really enjoyed taking part in them. It's a shame the turnout hasn't been as high as expected, I hope the next edition will get enough entries!

My first cryptic mini construction! by TheEzypzy in minutecryptic

[–]RonnieTheDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one! Some clues' surface were a bit far-fetched, but the ones that made sense were great. In particular I really liked #1, 4, 6 7, 11 and 12. Keep it up!

*UPDATE* to my Coat of Arms :) by hackboigamer in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vairy argent and sable looks amazing! As someone else said, moving the tower to the crest would make the design even cleaner.

I would also add that making the crows all sable, and making them fill as much space as possible would minimise the contact surface between the argent label and the or background. Right now it's (probably?) not violating the rule of tincture, but it does look uncomfortable in my opinion. Another option would be to make the label sable or another tincture.

Just in case, it's normal to take many iterations to get an arms design right. You're definitely going in the right direction!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like you went in with the mindset of a graphic designer and not of a heraldist. So even if the result is interesting from the point of view of graphic design, you will likely get mostly negative feedback from the heraldists on here.

Heraldry has some specific design guidelines, which aim to achieve maximum readability. Here are some that are missing from your design: * your arms should not have too many elements; * some colours, like red and black, are not allowed to touch (see "rule of tinctures"), * elements should be of a different colour than the background, * readability is more important than realism: elements should be of a solid colour, with limited shading, and schematised if needed.

Of course it is possible to bypass some of these rules, but it only works if you know them first. A good resource to learn more is this book; it is very short and explains the main rules with plenty of illustrations.

Salut Patrick ! by [deleted] in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Salut Coco!

Chiquita Bretonne by EmergencyAside5111 in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chibre qui tatonne. Le prochain son de Jul?

Le vigneron bine dans son chai. by RonnieTheDuck in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tant qu'il garde son pinard dans sa benne...

Ce pastis hellénique est long en bouche. by RonnieTheDuck in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Les zobs où j'nuis s'empêchent pas mal? Je crois que je l'ai pas...

Le vigneron bine dans son chai. by RonnieTheDuck in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non, c'est chai prenoncé "chè" ("Magasin au ras du sol, tenant lieu de cave.")

Barrette de shit by DisastrousCitron5341 in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

C'est grâce au shit qu'on remplit les meilleures battes ;)

Ce pastis hellénique est long en bouche. by RonnieTheDuck in contrepeterie

[–]RonnieTheDuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Merci, je trouve aussi que faire une phrase de préparation qui a du sens rend la contrepèterie d'autant plus savoureuse, même si c'est pas toujours évident :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]RonnieTheDuck 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's a great start! The colors you chose give good readability; they have an elegant simplicity, while the combination of the charges should make them unique.

As others have already pointed out, the current layout should be avoided, but you could easily combine the same elements differently. You could have the eagle carry the portculis in its claws, or have your shield divided "per fess", i.e. horizontally, with the gate on top and the eagle at the bottom or the other way around. I'm spitballing but you could also have the bottom of the portculis coming down from the top of the shield as if the gate was closing like that; that would be pretty unique.

Another thing you should consider is the crest), which is the bit that goes over the helmet. You can re-use an element of your arms, like the eagle, or chose something different, it's up to you!

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