It doesn't bother me just quick question that came to mind. I was thinking that we don't have to right like we talk. Like I came across a post where too dwarfs were writing like they would talk in RP. Unless the character isn't good at spelling we should write without any "Ye" "Aye" and "oi." We might say "Yo wassup man" but we don't right like that on our school or work papers. Just some thing to think about.
'Zoogmunch' has told me before he's been thinking that maybe people are thinking of the character of Gimli played in the film of Lord of the Rings perhaps? Though I'm sure that stereotype was there before.
Yeah I kinda think of elves as having a harsh voice.
Getting into the weeds here, but....The thing I've been interested in with the language ears is if the loremasters can actually form up variable languages instead of letter translations.By variable I mean idiomatic, for example - structure of passive sentences. The direct spoken translation of German to English, for example, uses a passive phrase that places the action/ verb at the end of the sentence, which is a significant structural difference from english.What I would find interesting is if Layonara, since it's its own beast of lore, created baseline rules of spoken and written language using real life examples, then spinning them off into fantasy. It could start off as guidelines describing spoken and verbal sentence structure, and very very general nuances of the language. Then, players could start with their own racial language thread to develop idiomatic phrases. This would grow over time and in years to come - would really come to encompass its own distinct language style.Take 'it doesn't matter'. Direct translation from german is 'it makes nothing'. If you have a general guideline (which would certainly take some thought), then I would think that by the time the MMO starts we could be moving towards language structure that was unique, creative, and a solid consensus-based foundation.And... nobody would have to rewrite the letter for letter language converters.