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> Even the language makes sense - a kind of hodge-Podge universal accent. It's interesting see the differences from the books on this topic. The books focus m
by silvanocerza 5y ago
> Even the language makes sense - a kind of hodge-Podge universal accent.
It's interesting see the differences from the books on this topic.
The books focus more on the use of belter's sign language, just some small and most common word is written and the rest is just defined as patois.
The series instead almost never shows sign language and it uses and evolves the spoken language much more than the books.
- qubitcoder 5y agoCheck out the audio books. The narrator, Jefferson Mays, does a masterful job at patois/Belter-speak, along with all the other character for that matter. I suspect the Expanse series used his work as inspiration, since the patois is virtually identical on the show. Mays is in a league of his own. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Mays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Mays