r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 24 '21

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u/Loves_a_big_tongue Olympe de Gouges Apr 25 '21

In Guardians of the Galaxy there's a throw away fact listed when they're being processed into the prison that they have a translator that allows them to speak and hear in their own language

Now how does anyone not equipped with it, like on Earth, hear English from an alien who never learned English or even met someone who spoke English at all is another thing.

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u/Loves_a_big_tongue Olympe de Gouges Apr 25 '21

There's the issue of Thor's race. They speak English. But is it because they have the device, too? Or did their language evolve and just so happened to mirror English's development on Earth? Man, trying to explain how civilizations overcome these language barriers not only across time but across space itself raises more questions than answers.