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Old 05-10-2004, 04:31 PM   #50
Sirithheruwen
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My advice is that unless you are a linguist, or a very knowledgeable amateur, you avoid making fictional languages a critical component of the story. Tolkien was onto something with his idea that a world must be thoroughly self-consistent (which includes the evolution of languages) to be believable - even if the reader doesn't notice it. Of course, I'm not saying you shouldn't use fictional languages at all. I'd just avoid overusing them.
Hmmm...well, as I stated above, it's is the scribe-language, used mainly in old scrolls. These scrolls are very crucial to the story, especially the plot. They are not, so far, used in any other part of the story crucially, except maybe mentioned once or twice. So I don't think I am overusing them as of yet, but I'll look out for it! Thanks!
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