Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 182 | Gorean tends to be rendered more uniform through the minglings and transactions of the great fairs. |
| 9 | 183 | Too, at certain of these fairs, the caste of scribes, accepted as the arbiters of such matters, stipulate that certain pronunciations and grammatical formations, and such, are to be preferred over others. |
| 9 | 184 | The Fairs, in their diverse ways, tend to standardize the language, which might otherwise disintegrate into regional variations which, over centuries, might become mutually unintelligible linguistic modalities, in effect and practice, unfortunately, separate languages. |
| 9 | 185 | The Fairs, and, I think, the will of priest-kings, prevents this. |
| 9 | 186 | "No," said the red hunter. |
| 9 | 187 | He had spoken in Gorean. |
| 9 | 188 | He was struck to his knees by the blows of spears. |
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Gorean tends to be rendered more uniform through the minglings and transactions of the great fairs.
Too, at certain of these fairs, the caste of scribes, accepted as the arbiters of such matters, stipulate that certain pronunciations and grammatical formations, and such, are to be preferred over others.
The Fairs, in their diverse ways, tend to standardize the language, which might otherwise disintegrate into regional variations which, over centuries, might become mutually unintelligible linguistic modalities, in effect and practice, unfortunately, separate languages.
The Fairs, and, I think, the will of priest-kings, prevents this.
"No," said the red hunter.
He had spoken in Gorean.
He was struck to his knees by the blows of spears.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter )