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In other words, they are random for all practical purposes, to a vast majority of readers.
by drclau 5y ago
In other words, they are random for all practical purposes, to a vast majority of readers.
- the_af 5y agoStrong disagree. Do you find words from other languages, words sometimes mentioned in news articles (e.g. "Jihad") to be random "for all practical purposes"?
- drclau 5y agoI get what you mean, but I still disagree. "Jihad" is a poor example, because it is essentially a word in the English dictionary too. Say, we use this as a made-up example: "shay' tayir". Do any of the words mean anything to you? If you don't speak Arabic, I doubt it. I just used Google Translate to translate "flying thing" to Arabic (no idea how it sounds to a native speaker). There's a limit to what sounds familiar, and when you cross that limit, you might just randomly make up words and the result would be the same for most people.
- Scarblac 5y agoI have no idea what it means but it still looks vaguely Arabic. Using words that look vaguely Arabic, in a desert setting, adds to the general world building.