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List of Ishgardian-isms - Zelmanov - 08-28-2015
Partly inspired by the coining eorzean terms and partly by me doing the machinist quest line, I noticed that the nobility have a tendency of using french in their sentences. Lord Haillernarte uses "Nonpareil" which is another way of saying "without equal" or "Unparalleled" so I'd like to compile a list of french-origin loan words to be used to perhaps spice up the RP language.
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Anthony Valron - 08-28-2015
Well, there was an Ishgardian Lore thread that had some interested sayings used in Ishgard by NPCs.
"Pure as peridot" was one. I love that one.
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Zelmanov - 08-28-2015
Just thought of another word
"Joie de Vivre" = Joy of Life =Â keen or buoyant enjoyment of life
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Martiallais - 08-28-2015
Just for reference sake, here's the thread that I do believe Anthony was referencing. It may go well with the discussion.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8267&pid=107904#pid107904
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Mercurias - 08-28-2015
"Fall to a dragon, go to heaven.
Fall to aught else, who gives two hells?
...That's the Ishgard way."
-One of the Coerthas quests.Â
That quote was one of the first times it really sunk in for me exactly how much emphasis was placed in Ishgard on the Holy See and the Dragonsong Wars, and how bleak and hopeless the culture was.
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Ekidna - 08-29-2015
(08-28-2015, 04:53 PM)Zelmanov Wrote: Partly inspired by the coining eorzean terms and partly by me doing the machinist quest line, I noticed that the nobility have a tendency of using french in their sentences. Lord Haillernarte uses "Nonpareil" which is another way of saying "without equal" or "Unparalleled" so I'd like to compile a list of french-origin loan words to be used to perhaps spice up the RP language.
In fact, in french it would be said "Sans pareil" or "Ã nul autre pareil" depending on what you refer.Â
"He is without egual" > "Il est à nul autre pareil."
Sorry, just came on this thread when I read ishguardian and thought it could be funny to know if you're interested in french expressions ^^
RE: List of Ishgardian-isms - Virella - 08-29-2015
AST questline you have a NPC going "Not everything is whores and rainbows". And it was an Ishgardian who said it. So eh. Yeah...