Star Torturer I can't believe you went to the trouble to do that.
mosaix said:Star Torturer I can't believe you went to the trouble to do that.
Rane Longfox said:If used consistantly, with a correct linguistic explanation, it's fine. When you get stuff like the "Wi'tch" series, it's just plain annoying, aye.
Anomander said:Tell you what mate, after reading about people pointing at her saying "wi'tch, wi'tch, you're a wi'tch", the book died for me. It still lies there on my bookshelf, gathering dust.
Anomander said:Thank you, thank you very much.
yes, when a rider was impressed, his name would be contracted, eg: Kevin = k'van. although this was only for male riders, apparently it was a thread fighting thing, because when the dragons were flying thread they would talk very quickly. it was a badge of honour.murphy said:I think it was Anne McCaffrey who first started it. When you impressed a dragon and became a dragon rider, your name automatically lost a vowel and gained an apostrophe. Didn't bother me. The later usages did.
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