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An Extra Glimpse—February 2021 'Echolian'
🕑 Added 2021-02-16 13:59:01 +0000 UTCSo, I had to try and work out an Echolian insult that would be suitable for Felix/Farah to say. They don't tend to be too scathing, so it needed to be mild but punchy.
And I thought it might be fun for you guys to see a bit of BTS of how that came about!
Echolian is a bit complicated in how it works and comes together. It sort of combines letters to form the word, unlike our language where the letters make up the whole word...hmm, that didn't make much sense :D
It's because Echolian was, for a very long time, only a spoken language. Supernaturals generally have amazing memories, so the need to record things down on parchment wasn't overly necessary.
Hope you enjoyed this bit of insight! <3
Comments
Seraphinite Games
Yeah, that's mostly it. Like two letters of their alphabet (which is an echo of ours), is actually made up of three letters because one didn't make the correct sound. And LOL! So accurate :D
Seraphinite Games
Definitely a magical moment!
Mewsly
I would love to hear F speak Echolian... 🥰
Skippy Hugo
Ah, so there's more emphasis on syllable pronunciation rather than individual letters since they haven’t spent a lot of time assigning symbols to each sound. Also, that insult sounds like a sneeze, like F would say it, N eyes would widen, and the detective would naively say "bless you".
