Re: Language Barriers and Whatnot.
Why are there PEOPLE on both sides of this hole? If there are the same species in both worlds, I would think there's an argument to be made for the same languages, as well. Is Pela any variety of a...
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It entirely depends on what sort of tone you want this novel to have. I've read a lot of fantasies where someone from our world gets sent to another. Very few of them even address the issue, and so...
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The solution that's best depends on what you want to take from it and put in your story. In my story, there are several languages all being used in close proximity to each other - most only know one or...
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Is Eugenia the only person who has ever traveled between these two worlds? If there were others before her, there could be a person who is sufficiently fluent in both languages to help her (either some...
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I think learning the language is the most realistic option. The only example I can think of where I felt it was well done is in His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. Can't recall which one had...
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If the other world is magical there could be magical translation available. Having to learn the language would add a touch of the unusual and unique to your book since most authors go for the...
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For context, a pre-teen named Eugenia (but called Pela for most of the novel) ends up in the middle of a strange world after jumping into a hole (makes more sense in better context). But there's a...
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