#but that was like. 3000 years ago. thats a lot of time for linguistic deift

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Thinking once again about how all the scions have to know at LEAST like. 4 languages. And thats assuming a HUGE lack of linguistic diversity.

#ffxiv #its so funny...the echo writes language out of the equation for us but not our pals #like being generous and assuming a) all of aldenard speaks either one language #or are closely related enough to be mutually intelligible #and then the same with all the othardian languages #or that most garlean colonies had garlean language enforced + its become something of a lingua franca #so any hingans we meet would know it #and MAYBE there was enough influence from the exarch on the first to influence the language there towards mutual intelligibility #BUT I DOUBT IT #to be clear theyre the nerd squad I don't doubt it #its just funny that obviously the writers wrote it out for the main characters and then just. decided not to ever consider it again #i guess if we really wanna go there #we could say that since allag had such a wide reach all modern language are in part descended from allagan #but that was like. 3000 years ago. thats a lot of time for linguistic deift #once more. im not calling it unrealistic.