Mikael Wai-Am Wong ([info]archlords) wrote,
@ 2008-01-13 20:29:00
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Current location:Erebor, Middle-earth, Legendarium
Current music:"The Egyptian Banana Chariot Song"
Entry tags:legendarium, live action, wikis, Cow Level, WARCRAFT

Freeedoooom!

Although Azeroth is a very cheesy place, out of respect for my ancestors (being a mongrel is fun), I wanted to do a bit of research for Project Cow Level to try to use reasonably authentic Scottish dialect (as the story centers on a mostly dwarven team of prospectors). In my initial research, I was surprised to find that the stereotypes appear to come from both the Scottish English dialect and the Scots Anglic language, which I didn't even know existed. Furthermore, I'm not sure all of the contributors on Wiktionary know either—it lacks much in the way of sourcing or discussion, the two chief balancing factors for Wikipedia. I really don't want to have to read an actual book, so I'll probably just fake it.

Another option is to play a Dwarf in The Hobbit, in which case I'd get a dialect coach. My brother suggested this back when the live-action LOTR movies came out, because he claims we have disproportionately large heads. Of course, it might take some extra prosthetics to make me look like I'm not half-Easterling. (Being a mongrel is fun.) There are also these, but I doubt 35 minutes of coaching would let me master the vernacular to any great degree.



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