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Cinder Spires Setting discussion [TAW Sample Chapter SPOILERS]
Mith:
That's just an American thing though. One day they will realize that some traditions are not worth keeping. :D
Brightbane:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 15, 2015, 01:47:04 AM ---Probably, My Spanish speaker is slightly annoyed not only by English being the TAW world language (except for a Latin reference) but for the use of not-metric units.
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I think the base language for the book is "Albion". Every habble has their own language.
There was a scene where someone cursed in auroran
Dina:
Yes, I think Auroran and Olympian have their own languages. You are right in that.
Tarion:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 15, 2015, 05:57:17 AM ---Yes, I think Auroran and Olympian have their own languages. You are right in that.
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Given that Albion means Britain, it does make sense that they speak the English language and use Imperial units. And if you think it's bad reading about a place that uses a lot of Imperial units, imagine living here.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Mith on October 15, 2015, 03:31:53 AM ---That's just an American thing though. One day they will realize that some traditions are not worth keeping. :D
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We keep trying to get rid of it every generation or so. Turns out it's ridiculously expensive to switch 320 million people and especially 4.3 million kilometres worth of road-signs to a knew system. Not to mention we hate and fear change, and are often more than willing to share that opinion in a loud and belligerent manner. In the early 90's they tried teaching us youngsters only metric in school, hoping if they got the newer generation exposed to metric first, it would force the nation to shift as they aged. But it didnt get wide enough support to accomplish anything. At this point Im hoping the internet and the internationalzation of culture (combined with the US losing their throne as the science/tech leaders) will finally push it out of usage.
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