New Posts For Thread: Draw X Cards vs. You Gain X Lifehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_LifeIs there a reason they're worded this way? I've always felt that "you gain X life" sounds awkward on some cards and could just be "gain X life" (e.g. Lone Missionary ). Dropping the "you" works fineWhile ziehe is the first person indicative conjugation of ziehen, it is also the second person imperitive, which is how it's being used here (imperitive means its an instruction, while indicative would be more of an observation). "Ziehe eine karte" rhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_Life?post_id=528484257#528484257While ziehe is the first person indicative conjugation of ziehen, it is also the second person imperitive, which is how it's being used here (imperitive means its an instruction, while indicative would be more of an observation). "Ziehe eine karte" rFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:41:06 -0600While ziehe is the first person indicative conjugation of ziehen, it is also the second person imperitive, which is how it's being used here (imperitive means its an instruction, while indicative would be more of an observation). "Ziehe eine Karte" rhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_Life?post_id=528483969#528483969While ziehe is the first person indicative conjugation of ziehen, it is also the second person imperitive, which is how it's being used here (imperitive means its an instruction, while indicative would be more of an observation). "Ziehe eine Karte" rFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:31:58 -0600French version of drawing doesn't include the equivalent of "you". It's "draw a card", not "you draw a card".French version of gaining life includes the equivalent of "you". It's "you gain X life", not "gain X life".http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_Life?post_id=528483675#528483675French version of drawing doesn't include the equivalent of "you". It's "draw a card", not "you draw a card".French version of gaining life includes the equivalent of "you". It's "you gain X life", not "gain X life".Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:21:30 -0600Just going with the language I'm best at, on German cards, they use the word "Ziehe" which is the second-person conjugation of "ziehen". Essentially, it means "you draw". I'm sure all the other languages with similar conjugation patterns are translathttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_Life?post_id=528483143#528483143Just going with the language I'm best at, on German cards, they use the word "Ziehe" which is the second-person conjugation of "ziehen". Essentially, it means "you draw". I'm sure all the other languages with similar conjugation patterns are translatFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:04:57 -0600Drawing cards is an action, so "Draw a card" is interpreted in common english as a command with an implied "you." On the other hand, gaining life is something that happens to a player, not something a player explicitly does, so it must always be spechttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29745065/Draw_X_Cards_vs._You_Gain_X_Life?post_id=528481937#528481937Drawing cards is an action, so "Draw a card" is interpreted in common english as a command with an implied "you." On the other hand, gaining life is something that happens to a player, not something a player explicitly does, so it must always be specFri, 25 Jan 2013 13:31:35 -0600