Friday 12 February 2021

"Halt, Human!"

 

We Claim These Stars, CHAPTER XI.

"'Halt, human!'
"It must have been the only Anglic phrase any of the three invaders knew." (p. 76)

 This could initiate a collection of alien invader phrases. See here for a discussion of "Resistance is useless" and "Resistance is futile."
 
 
"Ex-ter-min-ate!" (The Daleks.)
 
I think that I have read "Die, human filth!" somewhere.
 
I am sure that there are more.

However, neither Aycharaych nor the Merseians speak in cliches.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

Well, cliches are cliches because they usually have a germ of truth in them. I would not expect most ordinary Ardazirho soldiers to know more than a few Anglic words or phrases as yet. Just enough to minimally get by.

Ad astra! Sean