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[adiva_calandia]

I've been playing lately with the idea of writing a character who speaks English the way I speak Greek -- with a little understanding of structure and some rote dialogues, but not enough vocabulary to carry on a real conversation. I'm certain it's a she, and I'm pretty sure she's from a high fantasy type world, and I'm fairly sure she's a Ranger

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[mercuriazs]

Do it!

And actually I'd love to pick your brain, because one of the fiction projects whirring away in the back of my brain is about a stranger in a strange land, and the language stuff is both interesting and kind of a challenge.

[adiva_calandia]

:D Pick away any time!

[batyatoon]

I love this notion! Would read. :D

[ashen_key]

Ooooh, I think that sounds utterly fascinating. I say go for it.

[kd7sov]

Not very apropos to the main topic of your post, but I find myself wondering.

How common is the "my name is" construction, versus the "I am called" construction? I know German uses the latter, which weirded me out a bit when I started learning it.

[adiva_calandia]

My knowledge only expands as far as Greek and Spanish, which both you "I am called" -- I know "I am [name]" is acceptable in Spanish, and I assume it is in Greek, too. So my guess is: pretty common in Romance/European languages, but I have no idea about Eastern languages.