| 2/2/2012 11:50 AM |
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It really cracks me up how the slang is done in this series. After all, how many times have they found a Vile or a bunch of people that have never had contact with anyone outside their own little enclave since the Darksky, and yet they use the same slang that is used every where else? If it were good slang it wouldn't bother me, but everyone using Wag for any kind of transportation? White Coats for anyone involved with the sciences? All the oddball terms for weapons, everyone calling a Stickie, a Stickie? And all the rest. I know it is supposed to make it easier for the somewhat slow to keep up with what these people are talking about but it sure does detract from the even flow of the story. Now, I do really enjoy the series, and am always looking forward to the next book to come out. But I sure would like to see a little common sense used in the writing of the plotline. The Dukester http://www.duke-davis.com |
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twinsrule26 Basic Member Posts:109  
| 2/6/2012 1:39 AM |
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I believe the authors all write from a master sheet . I assume that the slang was developed as a template for them to use that way they wouldn't have to create new and confusing slang for each book .
My take on the way the slang has developed is as a result of education not being a priority after the war . I assume most people were way more interested in staying alive that studying language and other higher learning .
The way I see it learning how to fix and maintain a vehicle and fire arms and how to shoot straight was the most important things they needed to learn.
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silentalbino Advanced Member Posts:742
| 2/20/2012 9:43 AM |
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Language is a funny thing. Most Slang nowadays is picked up by movies, internet and by word of mouth, so in a post apocolyptic World where there are hardly any Cinemas or Channel 5's it is doubtfull that the whole world would all be calling money "Creds" etc |
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Harry Whittleberry 2Basic Member Posts:116
| 2/21/2012 5:25 AM |
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i think that if the america did turn into deathlands then a lot of places wud start to talk there own langwidge like they used to. like the peple in mexico wud start to talk in spanish like a lot of them do now. people in the south places wud start to talk like people from cuba does. the red indians wud use the old indian talk so you wud have lots of places that ryan went to that they cud not now what the people were talking about.
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
| 2/21/2012 6:20 AM |
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H, you've hit the nail on the head. Between the states of california and say new york within a hundred years quite a lot of words would be really changed. But i can see why they have done the universal lingua franca, because this series is all about the bang for your buck.
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KerrickBasic Member Posts:322
| 2/24/2012 6:13 PM |
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One word: Simplicity. It's a lot easier to handwave it and say "the slang is universal" rather than have to think up regional terms for everything (and keep them all straight for multiple authors). If you really think about it, Trader could've instigated the universal slang; he's been all over Deathlands, and just about everyone has met him or knows someone who's met him. He and his crews use the same language, the people they meet pick it up when they're trading ("Hey, I've got a load of blasters here, for prime jack"), and over time it sticks.
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518 
| 2/24/2012 9:15 PM |
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Interesting observation.
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DiabloBasic Member Posts:125 
| 3/6/2012 7:57 AM |
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Harry what the hell r these "south places" ur talkin about?
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Harry Whittleberry 2Basic Member Posts:116
| 3/6/2012 4:38 PM |
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the south places in america like florada and arkinsaw and kentuky them south places they are by cuba so they wud talk in spanish after time.
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 3/6/2012 7:18 PM |
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You mean 'florida'? And 'Arkansas'?
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Harry Whittleberry 2Basic Member Posts:116
| 3/7/2012 11:12 AM |
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yes. my spellin is not the best i now but i do try
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DiabloBasic Member Posts:125
| 3/10/2012 7:50 AM |
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(chuckles)the bad spellin is ok with me.we all know i can't spell.But Harry thinkin Kentucky is even close to talkin "cuban" is nuts.I live in Fl,just miles away from a sub base.Belive me when I say,when the shit goes down,everything south of Georgia is gone.
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silentalbinoAdvanced Member Posts:742
| 3/10/2012 7:41 PM |
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yeah mine aint the best either.
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The Red Baron New Member Posts:6
| 5/12/2012 3:28 AM |
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The slang is actually one of the things that I like about the series. No matter how long I'm away, when I read a new DL book, it feels like a Deathlands book because of the familiar jargon and slang.
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 5/12/2012 1:41 PM |
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I totally agree. It makes that world-building that much more unique.
I just hate it when certain authors make the DL group have new sayings that they never said before.  |
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darkravenangelNew Member Posts:48
| 5/12/2012 4:53 PM |
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I do not remember what book but do you folks remember that book when the group was getting ready to move on and instead of Ryan saying "okay, people, triple-red," he instead instructs the group to "stay frosty."
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke  Veteran Member Posts:1060 
| 5/12/2012 9:06 PM |
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Posted By darkravenangel on 12 May 2012 04:53 PM
I do not remember what book but do you folks remember that book when the group was getting ready to move on and instead of Ryan saying "okay, people, triple-red," he instead instructs the group to "stay frosty."
"Stay frosty" is used a lot in one authors books, just who though escapes me at the moment...
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KerrickBasic Member Posts:322
| 5/13/2012 12:56 AM |
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That would be your second favorite author, Andy Boot. He uses it a lot in Amazon Gate and Destiny's Truth (I just read those). It actually made sense for the Amazons to have their own slang and such; later on Ryan started using it as well. I guess he picked it up from them, but it still felt odd. *shrug*
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MaximusAdvanced Member Posts:518
| 5/14/2012 6:48 AM |
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Polatta uses that slang too.  |
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