06-12-2009, 10:17 PM | #1 |
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Lensman slang
QX, on the beam, crazier than a Rigellian cateagle, that guy has enough jets to launch a freighter from a Velarian pole, thionite dream, 7th sector call out,
Doc E. E Smith had some damn weird slang in lensman. I just finished up reading his series last week and, although i didn't love it, I did appreciate his attempts to have a standout lingo. Any other favourite linguisitic examples from your MR'ers? D. |
06-13-2009, 02:49 AM | #2 |
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I grok you. (stranger in a strange land)
If you want truly original language, read Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester The Two Moties Books by Larry Niven almost all scifi books have some kind of language change somewhere. some lingo the characters use. the above books are those that I can remember stand out as far as originality goes. I only read one Lensman book. but I don't think it falls much in the land of Original language and sayings. you can say stickier than a the leg of a Klingon beetle fly, you will still know that its sticky. the first 2 books I suggested have a degraded english/gutter speak the moties book and stranger in a strange land have many points of view from non humans |
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06-13-2009, 09:56 AM | #3 | |
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Actually that's a 7 sector call out... |
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