The Rogue King - Chapter Two
But, like him regaining his balance, the words slowly made sense to his ears as the lessons the linguist had drilled into him finally emerged. just two simple words: _a boy!
Making the Most of Everything
But because we had both graduated college with bachelor's degrees in linguistics (i know, that's lame) this spring, we mostly centered our thoughts around life and choices a tad more than helping people. don't get me wrong, i like helping.
Frozen River
"i'd love to get into a long-winded discussion with you about linguistics sometime, but i need to take care of my patient first. i don't suppose i could borrow your ultralight scope?" "this body doesn't have a scope," said ceres.
Regressive Tendencies: The Beginning (Chapter 2)
But i'm a botanist, not a linguist. anyway, so we've gotten you a camp bed that's more your size, and since it's smaller, we can put juan in your tent too - just for tonight." kammy felt irritated. "what?
Our Power
"nothing, i just have a cramp in my arm," i showed her the spot on my left arm, forgiving her for her linguistic issues. may crept closer, scooting slowly on her knees as katherine followed suit. "could you remove your hand?"
Against All Odds: Extraction Ch.1
“she’s a good linguist, from what her supervising sergeant said in his report.” “antarctica was boring for you wasn’t it?”
The Gift, Richard's (FA) Introduction 2
His muzzle opened and closed several times as if seeking out the right words-- it was readily apparent that his grasp of english was not that of a native speaker... nor even that of a casual linguist. "i.... you--- you no dead.
Mushrooms, Turtles and Pipes, Oh My! 20 - The Grand Reveal
I was employed as his linguist, which i still am, as a genuine researcher of both his work and ancient history.
Black Sepia - chapter 9
The "ale" bit was a slight linguistic meander from the original "ael" which meant "god." could a demon have "god" in their name? he was fallen now, surely that was wrong. although he hadn't given up on god, exactly. he frowned.
Bad dog!
linguistic awkwardness is worse for some reshaped creatures, who are completely hobbled by the limitations of the box's vocabulary. talking to most dogs is a lot more like talking to a computer than anything else.
Cinema Calamity I
Understandably, the first few years of interactions had been tense and both sides suspected that war would rear its ugly head and yet despite their physical, cultural, and linguistical distinctions they managed to prevent open and all-out conflict.
Project: Eternity - (3) Introductions
Interstellar linguistics aren’t an instant thing, you know?” she retorted. he leaned against the side of the door, “so you are an alien then!” he exclaimed, “what about that thing that was shooting at you?”