tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1297397880212737413..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Fantasy Slang: Origins of Slang, Part IIAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-37266148879321899412010-05-05T14:56:23.970+07:002010-05-05T14:56:23.970+07:00Oh, this has given me a great idea. Thanks, Adam!Oh, this has given me a great idea. Thanks, Adam!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-27398368649344911282010-04-29T16:37:40.039+07:002010-04-29T16:37:40.039+07:00Those are cool, India. I regret I've never rea...Those are cool, India. I regret I've never read the <i>Wheel of Time</i> books. Maybe some day.<br /><br />I'm reading Brandon Sanderson's <i>Mistborn</i> trilogy now. In the first book, the protagonists are up against a god-man, apparently immortal, known as the Lord Ruler. Even those who are trying to kill him will swear, "Lord Ruler!" simply because it's so ingrained in their culture.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-49831003474523580502010-04-29T16:21:31.581+07:002010-04-29T16:21:31.581+07:00Robert Jordon did a great job of creating a whole ...Robert Jordon did a great job of creating a whole host of swear phrases, mostly revolving around light and fire imagery. "Light!", "Blood and ashes!" and "Burn me!" are a few. The thing that's great about it is the way it's so deeply ingrained in the culture he's created, and it all makes perfect sense in context.India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-5180562017169203682010-04-29T07:44:05.918+07:002010-04-29T07:44:05.918+07:00Susan: Tune in next Wednesday. I plan to address e...Susan: Tune in next Wednesday. I plan to address exactly that.<br /><br />Also I like "zero" as offensive slang for retard. Presented right, it could work really well.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-72298494868636348172010-04-29T02:27:40.894+07:002010-04-29T02:27:40.894+07:00Love these posts! I have an offensive term in my c...Love these posts! I have an offensive term in my current WIP (offensive in that fantasy world) and struggled with how to make it something that would imply offense, but still be understandable. It is akin to the word "retard" which is an offensive slang for "mentally retarded" - which even that is considered moderately offensive now. I came up with "zero," but I'm still not sure if it works. Mostly I infer the offensiveness of it by context, and hope for that to be obvious to the reader.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-38809822479576292552010-04-28T23:53:10.410+07:002010-04-28T23:53:10.410+07:00Another excellent post, Adam. I think if you look...Another excellent post, Adam. I think if you look at the foul language of most cultures it is based on what is considered taboo. Taboo in the sense of what is Just Not Discussed In Polite Company. So back in Elizabethan(?) days, Zounds was really filthy beccause anything churchy or about god was a filthy thing to say. Likewise bodily excretions and sex--at least in Western cultures. <br /><br />So when I am creating a world for myself and need a swear word, I spend some time considering what is it that is a touchy topic, a taboo. That's the basis for my culture's foul language. <br /><br />And when determining new words in a world, I also consider first the differences between the fictional world and the one in which I (and therefore my readers) live. It's in the differences that I like to find places to create words. (but it sure is difficult to get ones that fit, that sound and feel right when you say them!)writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-64186718475568130242010-04-28T23:06:22.921+07:002010-04-28T23:06:22.921+07:00Thanks for this! I've yet to need to make up m...Thanks for this! I've yet to need to make up my own, but now I know where to go when I do :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-7050772931846243322010-04-28T19:28:39.632+07:002010-04-28T19:28:39.632+07:00Good to know. Thanks, fairy!
One thing I forgot t...Good to know. Thanks, fairy!<br /><br />One thing I forgot to mention: I also picked some British slang just because it sounds piratey :-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-15061030603427696312010-04-28T18:32:37.765+07:002010-04-28T18:32:37.765+07:00Sod and bleeding are pretty mild even to a British...Sod and bleeding are pretty mild even to a British ear!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.com