hey y'all....is there anything about this series that completely irks the sh*t out of you? there is really only one thing that gets me, but it makes me fume if i dwell on it (yes, a life = needed). anyway, the whole concept of the old tongue and the modern language make me want to shake something.
over the course of 2400-2500 years, the old tongue morphs into the modern language. this is fine, despite the fact that the structure of the two languages is very different. then hawkwing sends his armies to seanchan and over 1000 years pass until present time. i know handling multiple languages is a beast for authors, but it is impossible that there is no language drift between the languages of seanchan and randland. there is no way the two languages would have drifted to the same tongue, albeit with 'accents'. it wouldn't bother me so much if rj hadn't already included the concept of language changing over time, but as it is, ergh!
anything that gets you? and i mean substantial things, not dress descriptions.
over the course of 2400-2500 years, the old tongue morphs into the modern language. this is fine, despite the fact that the structure of the two languages is very different. then hawkwing sends his armies to seanchan and over 1000 years pass until present time. i know handling multiple languages is a beast for authors, but it is impossible that there is no language drift between the languages of seanchan and randland. there is no way the two languages would have drifted to the same tongue, albeit with 'accents'. it wouldn't bother me so much if rj hadn't already included the concept of language changing over time, but as it is, ergh!
anything that gets you? and i mean substantial things, not dress descriptions.
The thing that bugs me the most is all the talk from both genders saying how the other is so crazy and foolish and does everything wrong. Does nobody in Randland actually understand that men and women are DIFFERENT and that it's actually OK?? Just because our brain chemistry is completely different, very often leading to different viewpoints and opinions, it doesn't mean the one or the other is wrong. It's just different. Often, the one will see things in a light the other hadn't considered, and vice versa. I believe that was intentional. In my opinion, neither gender can get the whole picture and function at peak efficiency without the unique insights and viewpoints of the other. That's exactly why RJ describes that the most magnificent wonders from the Age of Legends involved men and women working TOGETHER, which, to me, implies they were equal partners, each contributing their different views and ways of thinking without being belittled for thinking differently.
Sorry if it sounds like I'm on a soap-box here, but I'm just amazed that any of the marriages in Randland last at all if nobody has managed to figure this out. Luckily, I managed to figure it out BEFORE getting married, and it has helped a LOT.
little things that irk you
- 30/03/2010 06:16:19 PM
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All the GOOD GUYS smoke 
- 30/03/2010 08:24:42 PM
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- 30/03/2010 08:24:42 PM
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Culturally it's probably an accurate description. It is 16th/17th century
- 30/03/2010 08:47:19 PM
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Men vs. Women
- 30/03/2010 09:00:50 PM
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I agree - IRL I often notice that it's less "men" vs "women", and moreso personality clashes.
- 31/03/2010 02:45:16 PM
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Sword Forms
- 30/03/2010 09:37:02 PM
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I love Sword forms.
- 30/03/2010 10:06:03 PM
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Re: I love Sword forms.
- 30/03/2010 10:13:06 PM
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I'm of the opinion that blademasters are not the match of a powerful warrior
- 31/03/2010 03:34:49 PM
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RJ's spelling and pronunciation of names.
- 31/03/2010 12:31:44 AM
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yeah, the fact that the different languages are there is totally fine and enjoyable....
- 31/03/2010 04:45:28 PM
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Re: little things that irk you
- 31/03/2010 01:16:51 AM
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Re: little things that irk you
- 31/03/2010 02:51:12 AM
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WORD! is it really so amazing when channelers 'invent' something new?
- 31/03/2010 04:46:43 PM
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Re: WORD! is it really so amazing when channelers 'invent' something new?
- 31/03/2010 09:00:50 PM
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RJ should show more evil things...
- 31/03/2010 12:41:25 PM
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I think he doesn't know how to write what an evil character would look or sound like
- 31/03/2010 03:27:36 PM
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Yip - he pretty much confirms that
- 01/04/2010 03:35:32 PM
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You'd need to be crazy or weak to write Fain easily
- 02/04/2010 05:33:32 AM
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Re: little things that irk you *NM*
- 31/03/2010 02:25:38 PM
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Yes
- 01/04/2010 03:25:48 PM
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I've always wondered why RJ didn't try to develop this theme ...
- 01/04/2010 06:10:23 PM
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It's less of a theme and more like a case of mental derangement
- 01/04/2010 09:04:58 PM
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it's even more frustrating that it started to be used for a while
- 08/04/2010 11:51:42 AM
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Attempting to pronounce the dang names. I like the names, but they're so hard to pronounce. *NM*
- 08/04/2010 03:44:39 AM
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Dealing with being irked--an exercise in fighting fire with fire...
- 06/05/2010 01:58:04 AM
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