Oli's grasp of languages surpasses mine, both due to his study on it most likely (My study of languages is only cursory at best, I'm more of a prehistoric history and mythology guy), and because my failing memory has let a lot of details slip through my fingers. So my hat's off to him in that regard. But there's something here that has a greater point in it all. A lot of us aren't language majors, or history majors. We don't know a lot of the Olde English terms or words, and the game itself leans towards a lot of that. Sure, we could do the research and try our best to adapt it. And for those of us used to writing in more modern terms, having to remember to write in terms or words specific to a setting can often be difficult on a 24/7 basis. I don't write characters with accents much because having to forget my g or h on something like 'hanging' to write it 'hangin' or 'angin'Â is hard because..well. I'm a spelling whore, and I spell without thinking, using the proper spelling of the word, and often slip up on accented speech because of it. The same can be said of words from the setting. Sometimes we just forget to use them because they don't come immediately to mind, and only a few in the community use them. Hell, I still have problems substituting 'anyroad' for 'anyway' or 'anywho' because only a smattering of people do it that I've observed.
On the greater topic, to me, the usage of words like 'Fuck' isn't immersion-breaking because it's a word that I, in my modern language immersion, can recognize and adapt to immediately, making a response easier to formulate. Is it out of place in Eorzea? We don't know. As it was said, we haven't a comprehensive Eorzean dictionary or thesaurus in either common terms or slang. Hell, we have a dragon dictionary more comprehensive than an Eorzean one. We have 'shite', which is exactly what it says on the tin. That one's not hard to figure out, and easier to deal with. Just add an 'e'. Honestly the way I see it, just use what you're comfortable with in your own language but keep context in mind. I'd say not to avoid curses as they're known in modern sense, but their usage in context. We naturally don't have phrases in Eorzea like 'get your shit together', as to my knowledge that's way more modern and would make a lot less sense in context. But calling someone a shit-head or a shite-head is just peachy the way I see it.
Usage and structure is really more important than what words you use (well, in my view anyway), at least until we get a proper Eorzean language primer. But that's just how I feel. I don't nitpick about people's language usage, even if it seems a little too modern. I'm more interested in fun RP, and nitpicking over a few words kind of interrupts my immersion way more than words themselves would. But to each their own~. As far as the word cunt goes, it is exceptionally old, and I think it has its merit as a descriptive, more lewd 'sailor swearin' term for lady-bits in the RP sense rather than the insult it's used as today. Again, context. Since Eorzea as we see it is more Olde English, go with that and see what you can find. And hey, there are a LOT of descriptors not only for both sets of genitalia used throughout history, but other things as well. Terms and slang were a lot different back then. So if you think something sounds more Eorzean, do the research, find some terms, and then have a party.
Sidenote: Still waiting to see someone reach into the Dragon Age box and utter 'Menphina's Knickerweasels!'. Just sayin.
Edit: People posted before I was finished aaaah. D: So reply pre-dates the whole 'swiv' thing. xD Reminds me so much of swimming.
On the greater topic, to me, the usage of words like 'Fuck' isn't immersion-breaking because it's a word that I, in my modern language immersion, can recognize and adapt to immediately, making a response easier to formulate. Is it out of place in Eorzea? We don't know. As it was said, we haven't a comprehensive Eorzean dictionary or thesaurus in either common terms or slang. Hell, we have a dragon dictionary more comprehensive than an Eorzean one. We have 'shite', which is exactly what it says on the tin. That one's not hard to figure out, and easier to deal with. Just add an 'e'. Honestly the way I see it, just use what you're comfortable with in your own language but keep context in mind. I'd say not to avoid curses as they're known in modern sense, but their usage in context. We naturally don't have phrases in Eorzea like 'get your shit together', as to my knowledge that's way more modern and would make a lot less sense in context. But calling someone a shit-head or a shite-head is just peachy the way I see it.
Usage and structure is really more important than what words you use (well, in my view anyway), at least until we get a proper Eorzean language primer. But that's just how I feel. I don't nitpick about people's language usage, even if it seems a little too modern. I'm more interested in fun RP, and nitpicking over a few words kind of interrupts my immersion way more than words themselves would. But to each their own~. As far as the word cunt goes, it is exceptionally old, and I think it has its merit as a descriptive, more lewd 'sailor swearin' term for lady-bits in the RP sense rather than the insult it's used as today. Again, context. Since Eorzea as we see it is more Olde English, go with that and see what you can find. And hey, there are a LOT of descriptors not only for both sets of genitalia used throughout history, but other things as well. Terms and slang were a lot different back then. So if you think something sounds more Eorzean, do the research, find some terms, and then have a party.
Sidenote: Still waiting to see someone reach into the Dragon Age box and utter 'Menphina's Knickerweasels!'. Just sayin.
Edit: People posted before I was finished aaaah. D: So reply pre-dates the whole 'swiv' thing. xD Reminds me so much of swimming.
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