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The Bloated Shaganat · 17th July 2007, 01:43 PM

Peter,

Thanks for looking and commenting, appreciated.

so, better to drop the latin altogether and just dialogue in English?

The story is a tad complicated, and I perhaps should have provided more background. Here goes...

Nostradamus stole a time travelling machine when a bunch of time tourists from 2340 AD popped in to see him at work. In this particular case, the machine he stole was disguised as a 17th Century sedan chair. (I also have dentists chairs, commodes and ejector seats.) Poor Nostradamus has now been flitting back and forth in time ever since. He knows of Leonardo, and manages to travel to him, collapsing the chapel roof.

My research shows that both Nostra and Leo would understand and could speak in Latin. Nostra's main language was high French and Leo's Italian. That is why I picked latin as the language to communicate in.

Nostra has travelled into the 21st Century and seen aircraft and balloons - all the inventions Leo goes in to design.

Oh, and I will have to sort out the Da Vinci code as well.

As I said, a lot of dialogue to come!

Here is the bit where we first meet Nostra and his sedan chair....

http://www.chronicles-network.com/fo...apter-two.html

Regards,

TBO

17th July 2007, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Bloated Shaganat "It’s a sign!" Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Novel Characters Speaking Dialogue in Latin Peter, Thanks for looking and commenting, appreciated. so, better to drop the latin altogether and just dialogue in English? The story is a tad complicated, and I perhaps should have provided more background. Here goes... Nostradamus stole a time travelling machine when a bunch of time tourists from 2340 AD popped in to see him at work. In this particular case, the machine he stole was disguised as a 17th Century sedan chair. (I also have dentists chairs, commodes and ejector seats.) Poor Nostradamus has now been flitting back and forth in time ever since. He knows of Leonardo, and manages to travel to him, collapsing the chapel roof. My research shows that both Nostra and Leo would understand and could speak in Latin. Nostra's main language was high French and Leo's Italian. That is why I picked latin as the language to communicate in. Nostra has travelled into the 21st Century and seen aircraft and balloons - all the inventions Leo goes in to design. Oh, and I will have to sort out the Da Vinci code as well. As I said, a lot of dialogue to come! Here is the bit where we first meet Nostra and his sedan chair.... http://www.chronicles-network.com/fo...apter-two.html Regards, TBO