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Inheritance: On the ancient language

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    • CommentAuthordrkeiscool
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    Or however you spell ancient.

    In the key in back, there’s a little note about Eragon’s horrific grammar or something similar.

    But isn’t the language supposed to be precise? If he has such atrocious (ah, that’s the right word I think) grammar, wouldn’t all sorts of horrible things start happening?
    Like with Elva? (that’s her name, right?)

    Maybe I’m just being picky, but it still bugs me.

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    It’s Pao-pao, what do you expect? Perfection? scoff ;P

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    Well, with Elva… something horrible did happen, so there’s that.

    Besides, I think Pao Pao probably was referring more to Eragon’s dialogue, not magic spells. Doesn’t Oromis explain in brick book two that it’s mostly mental anyway, with the words just like “guiding” the magic?

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    If that’s true, then there’s no reason for the Ancient Language at all. If it’s mental, then great! You have power limited only to your imagination, and you never have to promise anything.

    Also, if Eragon has atrocious grammar even while speaking, then he could promising all sorts of things and never knowing it. If “May you be shielded from misfortune” can turn into “May you be a shield from misfortune”, then what else could he be saying?

    • CommentAuthorGolcondio
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    Or he could be saying “your wife is a big hippo!”...

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    In the key in back, there’s a little note about Eragon’s horrific grammar or something similar.

    Eragon manages to write an “epic” poem, though. :P

    • CommentAuthorAri
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     
    I hate that poem. It's horrendous.
    • CommentAuthorGolcondio
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    But it’s LONG!!! Nothing long can be bad, innit?

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    Because it’s impossible to think that 600 pages of anything could possibly be bad!

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    Right! So the three bricks are super! And they’re fluous!

    • CommentAuthorGolcondio
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    Remember, more is always better! Like: taxes, fire ants in your bowels, zombies, pirate zombies, robot pirate zombies, cake, vampire robot pirate zombies, sparkly vampire robot pirate zombies, etc…

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    Wow. OK…

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009 edited
     

    Actually, sparkly vampire robot pirate zombies might be kind of awesome.

    Oh, and this.

    • CommentAuthordrkeiscool
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2009
     

    @ RomanticVampireLover

    Eh, good point; the only constant here is inconsistency.

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