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Re: Fruitcakes was Re: Kentum/satem

From:Keith Gaughan <kgaughan@...>
Date:Thursday, May 2, 2002, 14:51
From: Jake X [mailto:alwaysawake247@HOTMAIL.COM]

> I read it too! Yes, I know, but after all, they don't really address > language in the hitchhikers guide, do they? From what I > remember, everyone > speaks in English. Maybe the author (something Addams) was under the > impression that English is the universal (galactic) language....
Noooo! You're forgetting about the Babelfish. Just think back to the start of the first book where Arthur has to sit through Volgon poetry. Nasty...