May 31
I wish I had a linguist to talk to about Project Hail Mary. I want to hear their thoughts on how one would theoretically romanize an alien five-note musical chord language.
#project hail mary#a fascinating logistical hurdle#listen. i like thinking about how humans and eridians would interact.#Translation inevitably involves attempting to write down what the other person is saying in your own alphabet#And this is one of the few ways I can see humans attempting to record Eridian names in writing#any attempt to reproduce Eridian speech with the roman alphabet would be wildly inadequate but I do think attempts would be made#linguistics