LGBT Slang – Discussion Point
The LGBT community has gone through many changes over the years and one aspect of that is its evolving lexicon. I thought it would be interesting to discuss this both … Read more
Languages
FOR WRITERS: Alien Languages
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Christine Wright: Addressing alien languages in your books? Did you write them and have a character / device translate, left it untranslated … Read more
The Totes Amazing Way Millennials Are Changing the Language
There’s a way that young people talk these days, and it’s totes hilars. You see it on Twitter a lot, people exclaiming about their totes delish spags or their totes … Read more
WORLDBUILDING WEEK: Day One – Languages
Welcome to the first annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and … Read more
Discussion: Using Really Foreign Languages
Today’s topic comes from QSFer Ruff Bear: I just started a story in which a character is called l’bkh!’dar, which is close to “bright light” in Marathi, a language spoken … Read more