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Old 03-01-2012, 10:32 PM   #338
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Originally Posted by Xanthe View Post
A universal translator only has to listen to a few minutes of an alien's speech in order to learn the entire language, including slang and cultural nuances.

No aliens apparently have any speech impediments in their own language.
That one was lampshaded in one of the Timothy Zahn Star Wars novels; Leia was intentionally paired up with a Wookiee that had a speech impediment that made non-Wookiees have an easier time understanding him. Don't ask me where 3PO was; its been over ten years since I read it.
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