>The noble and exalted City of Aldachur in Tarsh is no part of Sartar's
>lands.
Not Tarsh either, yellow spear. The Far Place is an independent dukedom. Tarsh desires its allegiance as of old, but Harvar has other masters. And other plans. :)
>Like the rest of Dragon Pass, we bowed to Tarkalor in his generation,
>but that is over, and we didn't speak Hill-Tongue then, any more than the
>Horse-Men of the southern plains.
I've always played the Far Place as speaking Tarshite. Alda Chur, given its nature is comfortable with Tradetalk.
Even Oz and New England are largely existing English dialects, which
>happened to flourish overseas.
Oz is as much Irish English as anything - plus some English regionals and Cockney. Later development was almost entirely due to the fact you dare not move your mouth when the air is thick with flies ('daaaaaii moooit'), and the all-encompassing fear of being mistaken for a New Zealander.
Cheers
John
(who has never, ever, chucked a prawn on the barbie).
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