tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4289916111070125637..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: The Dragon Like Yoda Talks - Not! - by Susan PriceKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37870640075784678962016-01-28T13:23:25.739+00:002016-01-28T13:23:25.739+00:00I would follow a poetry-loving dragon to the ends ...I would follow a poetry-loving dragon to the ends of the universe, as long as he/she would allow me to ride on his/her back.<br />Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-4699391642638758202016-01-26T16:03:55.231+00:002016-01-26T16:03:55.231+00:00...what anyone thinks he talks like? (Sorry, must ......what anyone thinks he talks like? (Sorry, must finish my comments before pressing send!)Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80439800237571711622016-01-25T17:39:09.319+00:002016-01-25T17:39:09.319+00:00
Can I ask the dragon if he a toss can give?<br />Can I ask the dragon if he a toss can give?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91198503699717189912016-01-25T14:08:17.875+00:002016-01-25T14:08:17.875+00:00I know this sort of thing is very frustrating and ...I know this sort of thing is very frustrating and annoying, but I'm sure, ancient as Yoda was, dragons got there first! In German, the verb actually always comes second in the sentence, not at the end, to the point where they put the pronoun straight after if if there's some other word at the start - the 'waiting for the end of a very long sentence to find out woss happening' is in certain circs eg a modal verb's accompanying infinitve or the second verb in a sentence after a 'subordinating conjunction'. Your dragon is doing pretty well to cope with all them scary sounding things, breathing fire must be a walk in the park in comparison! It does show us however just how rooted Star Wars, for those who love it or (presumably in this case - perhaps they mention it negatively because they hate SW, not think you pinched Yoda's style?) loathe it.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48500851323281747002016-01-25T13:59:35.230+00:002016-01-25T13:59:35.230+00:00The question of how dragons are supposed to talk i...The question of how dragons are supposed to talk is now bothering me - much more than it should. In keeping with my personal tradition of expending vast amounts of angst on matters which are of no tangible consequence whatsoever, this (and the image of Bill as George Clooney!) will probably keep me awake for many nights to come!Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35690126630041679742016-01-25T13:32:18.564+00:002016-01-25T13:32:18.564+00:00Lee, if all the commentators had meant was that th...Lee, if all the commentators had meant was that there was resemblance in speech patterns between my dragon and Yoda, it would have been neutral. But, in each case, it was mentioned as a negative, even if, in some cases, only a slight negative.<br /><br />There was therefore a plain implication that I had copied, or stolen, the dragon's manner of speaking from Yoda in Star Wars - it was that implication I resented.<br /><br />Since I wrote this, someone had told me - I don't know how true it is - that Yoda was based on 'a wise old Jewish man' and his speech pattern is based on Yiddish. Which is a form of German. Hence the similarity.<br /><br />Sandra - thank you! And Bill, you are George Clooney to us.<br />Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90386991929877802242016-01-25T11:46:51.904+00:002016-01-25T11:46:51.904+00:00Highly entertaining, Susan, and your frustration w...Highly entertaining, Susan, and your frustration with the ill-informed pigeon-holing of your dragon is understandable and justified. If life were that simple, I'd be George Clooney.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-13252306500276049552016-01-25T10:29:01.879+00:002016-01-25T10:29:01.879+00:00I loved the book! It's very funny. The plot de...I loved the book! It's very funny. The plot devices are so clever and original. How should dragons speak? God only knows. Since we've never heard any, they speak how the writer devises. Nit-pickers of the world, desist! (I believe that's a terminal verb. Cor!) Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11465012869401468532016-01-25T09:39:46.084+00:002016-01-25T09:39:46.084+00:00My speech recognition thingie on my Mac is called ...My speech recognition thingie on my Mac is called Dragon. It don't make writing German any easier, though. Just a thought. (And or not believe it, have not never nohow any of the Star Wars fillums seen. A Yoda-free zone am me. Nicht wahr?)<br /><br />PS Hallo, Lee. Where been have you all my life. wa'?Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-31020865512811602972016-01-25T07:36:51.196+00:002016-01-25T07:36:51.196+00:00I don't interpret 'spoke a little like Yod...I don't interpret 'spoke a little like Yoda' as necessarily implying that you copied from the film, that you even based the dragon on Yoda, merely that there is a resemblance in speech patterns. Pattern recognition is a useful, perhaps even crucial tool in our information-overloaded world.<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com