Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jan 1, 2021Anyone know more about the belter lingo and accent in The Expanse? A full-blown fictional language has to be the most expensive kind of world-building.13236
find Daniel at @dpritchett@hachyderm.io@DPritchett·Jan 1, 2021Replying to @vgrSeems they hired a real linguist for the tv adaptation. This page was shockingly technical: https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Belter_Creole…14
find Daniel at @dpritchett@hachyderm.io@DPritchett·Jan 1, 2021Replying to @DPritchett and @vgrI’ve read all the books but didn’t go past a couple episodes of the show. You digging it?11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @DPritchettSlow going but it gets good 4-5 episodes in4:35 AM · Jan 1, 20213 Likes