Maybe "stereotypical" is a better word.
chrysaetos_at_avians.net wrote:
> Hrm. Can't say I'm a fan of the broken english. It comes off a little
> "we are siame-ese if you ple-ease," IMO. I'm not going to go so far as
> to use the "R" word (racist), because I'm sure that's the last thing
> from your mind, but it does kinda make them come off as, I don't know,
> less intelligent? Doesn't add anything the font didn't, anyway.
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> That aside, I find the font a bit visually confusing... not terribly so,
> except that when I'm also trying to decode broken english, it's
> distracting. I'd tend to say pick one or the other.
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> Rush N. Blue wrote:
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>> Well I can honestly say I always had the impression that they spoke with a strong accent from the Font.
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>> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess" <a_change_of_plans@...> wrote:
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>>> Hey all-
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>>> Just uploaded a couple new things to BTT, so check it out if you are so inclined to do so.
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>>> Also, I apparently screwed up the last two times I wrote the speech for the Siamese cats. I was told to "make them sound Chinese", and I figured that meant "use a Chinese-looking font". Little did I know Des meant "have the characters speak in broken english like some Chinese people with heavy accents do".
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>>> Silly me, how could I have made such a glaringly obvious mistake? In any case, the text for the newest comic is how the Ming sisters are SUPPOSED to talk.
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>>> Sorry for the confusion (mumble, grumble)...
>>>
>>> --JMH
>>>
>>> http://www.skunked.com/BY_THE_TAIL/
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