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pressie 04-06-06, 03:50 AM	Just wondering if anyone has come across typical Eberron phrases. Planscape had planespeak does Eberron have anything similar? I have read a few of the novels and came across the following: Twelve Moons! - Statement of surprise. Breather - What warforged call the living. Greaser - What warforged call each other. Grandfather Rat's naked tail! -Used by a Shifter as a statement of surprise.
Splendide 04-06-06, 04:12 AM	Similar threads to this have come up a few times and it always seems so artificial, because people want to make it easy to explain the roots of the slang. For a real world comparison, take the term `seppo'. Its an abbreviation of `septic tank', which is used because it rhymes with `yank'. `Yank' is short for `Yankee'. Now we turn to dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.coml) The origin of Yankee has been the subject of much debate, but the most likely source is the Dutch name Janke, meaning “little Jan” or “little John,” a nickname that dates back to the 1680s. Perhaps because it was used as the name of pirates, the name Yankee came to be used as a term of contempt. It was used this way in the 1750s by General James Wolfe, the British general who secured British domination of North America by defeating the French at Quebec. The name may have been applied to New Englanders as an extension of an original use referring to Dutch settlers living along the Hudson River. Whatever the reason, Yankee is first recorded in 1765 as a name for an inhabitant of New England. So when an Australian or Briton someone refers to an American by the slang of `seppo', it is probably because of General James Wolfe the British General from the 18th century! In conclusion, if you're making up slang, hell, you could say that `tiddlers' is a slang term for members of The Twelve, come up with some similarly convoluted origin, and Bob's your uncle! :D
Splendide 04-06-06, 04:24 AM	Origin of tiddlers Short for "tin fiddlers" A "tin fiddler" is a charlatan, the term specifically referring to a fabled practice of charlatans in northern Breland. The tin fiddler would hold the edge of an ornately embossed tin against an item and run a piece of catgut over the opposite edge, emitting an unusual sound that was believed to bestow good luck upon the item's owner. Over time the term came into common use amongst Brelish farmers to refer to educated people that offered services of dubious benefit. This phrase migrated to Sharn during the famine of 783, when many rural communities fell apart and were forced to find other sources of employment. From Sharn the term abbreviated (becoming tiddler) and gained popularity among sailors, who used it to refer to all magic users, but particularly those of higher-ranks, and from there spread across Khorvaire. As Galifar's greatest example of knowledge of dubious worth to the common man, being a mage of The Twelve soon automatically attracted the label of being a`tiddler', and in short time became synonymous with it.
Jodjod 04-06-06, 01:35 PM	Breather - What warforged call the living. I think "Breeder" would be better. ;)
Sereno 04-06-06, 03:16 PM	I started a thread like this a while ago, and we had some really good contributions including stuff gleaned from the Eberron novels. The old thread is here (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=449845).
Beleriphon 04-07-06, 01:22 AM	Splendide you are my hero.
taski 04-07-06, 01:50 AM	"Away and awake of it" - Aundairan. To be wary of and avoiding something. "After tripping on the doorstop once, he's now away and awake of it." Originally from the Lyrandar phrase, "The way and the wake of it," referring to a ship, it's route, and it's wake following after it. The phrase came to mean any one thing in its entirety, and as an equivilant of "Precisely." As the khoravar cant is often quick and clipped in speech, the Aundairans of Fairhaven often misheard it and misinterpreted its meaning. Eventually, the phrase settled on its current meaning, and the original "Way and the wake of it" has fallen out of favor.
LucRivNor 04-07-06, 10:59 AM	Here some of my quote : Doing Brelish Business : doing a big volume of commerce Sivis me ... : As "Email me".Send me a message via House Sivis. This place is a Kundarak safe! : Have lots of treasure in it OR is well guarded. ZZil-arious! : not so funny As Last War will not be the last, ...: things keep going OR things don't really change Silver for the Silver [Flamme] but Gold for old [days] : have the right priorities From Wroat to Sharn OR From Sharn to Wroat : talking about political vs financial, commercial ; public vs private interest More Ashbound than Vol OR more Vol than Ashbound : talking about natural/unnatural things. Un-Vadalis-able : savage Feel like raised by Karnaths : awake but still tired Faithful as the Marked : faithfull only if rewarded, not inconditionnally loyal
Kid SixXx 04-08-06, 12:12 PM	Just wondering if anyone has come across typical Eberron phrases. Planscape had planespeak does Eberron have anything similar? Some of the sidebars in the Five Nations sourcebook have common Eberron phrases as they pertain to each nation.
jaydubyadub 04-08-06, 12:48 PM	Some of the sidebars in the Five Nations sourcebook have common Eberron phrases as they pertain to each nation. "Tower spit!" for example, the expletive of choice in Sharn. Or "Blunted!" in Karrnath. Lots of good little sayings and mannerisms in that book.
Tek 04-09-06, 12:20 AM	Here's some: Siberys, Eberron, and Khyber! I'd rather take a dance with the Keeper than _____________ (after just getting through something dangerous by means of luck) We're the Travellers own chosen, we are! Good as a gnome's word