Galstandard West - Revision history

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	The narrator notes a pronunciation joke that works equally well in English and Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02 2001-06-02]		The narrator notes a pronunciation joke that works equally well in English and Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02 2001-06-02]
	==Other notable appearances==		==Other notable appearances==
	Debating the influence of English on Galstandard West got~~<span class="speech">~~ [[Gasht'g'd'g'tang]] killed ~~[</span>~~[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22 2001-07-22]].		Debating the influence of English on Galstandard West got [[Gasht'g'd'g'tang]] killed [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22 2001-07-22].
	''[[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]'' was originally published in Galstandard West [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21 2002-11-21], footnote]		//[[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]// was originally published in Galstandard West [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21 2002-11-21], footnote]
	The common language of Galstandard West kept [[Tagon's Toughs]] and Breya's UNS soldiers from having to fight the natives of the Outjack [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30 2003-11-30].		The common language of Galstandard West kept [[Tagon's Toughs]] and Breya's UNS soldiers from having to fight the natives of the Outjack [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30 2003-11-30].
	Native [[Galstandard Peroxide]] speakers tend to have a noticeable accent when speaking Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-28 2010-02-28]		Native [[Galstandard Peroxide]] speakers tend to have a noticeable accent when speaking Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-28 2010-02-28]

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	=Description[[File:GalstandardWest.png\|right\|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14]]=		=Description=
	'''Galstandard West''' is one of the five Galstandard languages (the other four being [[Galstandard East\|East]], [[Galstandard Eight\|Eight]], [[Galstandard Brown\|Brown]], and [[Galstandard Peroxide\|Peroxide]]) [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21\|2002-11-21]], footnote]. It is the ''lingua franca'' of the ''Schlock Mercenary'' universe and is common enough that is is often referred to in conversation as simply "Galstandard" [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14\|2001-12-14]~~]][[~~[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30\|2003-11-30]]].		[[File:GalstandardWest.png\|right\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14]]
			'''Galstandard West''' is one of the five Galstandard languages (the other four being [[Galstandard East\|East]], [[Galstandard Eight\|Eight]], [[Galstandard Brown\|Brown]], and [[Galstandard Peroxide\|Peroxide]]) [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21 2002-11-21], footnote]. It is the ''lingua franca'' of the ''Schlock Mercenary'' universe and is common enough that is is often referred to in conversation as simply "Galstandard" [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14 2001-12-14][http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30 2003-11-30].

	For the sake of all its pre-Contact Earthling readers, ''Schlock Mercenary'' has been translated into English from the original Galstandard West [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08\|2009-03-08]]].		For the sake of all its pre-Contact Earthling readers, ''Schlock Mercenary'' has been translated into English from the original Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08 2009-03-08].

	=History=		=History=
	Galstandard West's origins lie far in the past, far enough that [[F'Sherl-Ganni]] refer to the language as ancient. This didn't stop humanity from corrupting it (along with two other unspecified Galstandard languages) with English. Although large portions of grammar and vocabulary have been passed along [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22\|2001-07-22]]][~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-10-12\|2002-10-12]]], there are enough difference in pronunciation and vocabulary (particularly units of measurement [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08\|2009-03-08]],footnote]) between English and Galstandard West that neither is a direct copy of the other [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02\|2001-06-02]]].		Galstandard West's origins lie far in the past, far enough that [[F'Sherl-Ganni]] refer to the language as ancient. This didn't stop humanity from corrupting it (along with two other unspecified Galstandard languages) with English. Although large portions of grammar and vocabulary have been passed along [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22 2001-07-22][http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-10-12 2002-10-12], there are enough difference in pronunciation and vocabulary (particularly units of measurement [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08 2009-03-08],footnote]) between English and Galstandard West that neither is a direct copy of the other [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02 2001-06-02].

	=Notable Examples=		=Notable Examples=
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	=Appearances=		=Appearances=
	==First appearance==		==First appearance==
	The narrator notes a pronunciation joke that works equally well in English and Galstandard West [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02\|2001-06-02]]]		The narrator notes a pronunciation joke that works equally well in English and Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02 2001-06-02]
	==Other notable appearances==		==Other notable appearances==
	Debating the influence of English on Galstandard West got<span class="speech"> [[Gasht'g'd'g'tang]] killed [</span>[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22\|2001-07-22]]].		Debating the influence of English on Galstandard West got<span class="speech"> [[Gasht'g'd'g'tang]] killed [</span>[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22 2001-07-22]].
	''[[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]'' was originally published in Galstandard West [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21\|2002-11-21]], footnote]		''[[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]'' was originally published in Galstandard West [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21 2002-11-21], footnote]
	The common language of Galstandard West kept [[Tagon's Toughs]] and Breya's UNS soldiers from having to fight the natives of the Outjack [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30\|2003-11-30]]].		The common language of Galstandard West kept [[Tagon's Toughs]] and Breya's UNS soldiers from having to fight the natives of the Outjack [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30 2003-11-30].
	Native [[Galstandard Peroxide]] speakers tend to have a noticeable accent when speaking Galstandard West [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-28\|2010-02-28]]]		Native [[Galstandard Peroxide]] speakers tend to have a noticeable accent when speaking Galstandard West [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-28 2010-02-28]

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=Description[[File:GalstandardWest.png|right|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14]]=
'''Galstandard West''' is one of the five Galstandard languages (the other four being [[Galstandard East|East]], [[Galstandard Eight|Eight]], [[Galstandard Brown|Brown]], and [[Galstandard Peroxide|Peroxide]]) [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21|2002-11-21]], footnote]. It is the ''lingua franca'' of the ''Schlock Mercenary'' universe and is common enough that is is often referred to in conversation as simply "Galstandard" [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-14|2001-12-14]]][[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30|2003-11-30]]].

For the sake of all its pre-Contact Earthling readers, ''Schlock Mercenary'' has been translated into English from the original Galstandard West [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08|2009-03-08]]].

=History=
Galstandard West's origins lie far in the past, far enough that [[F'Sherl-Ganni]] refer to the language as ancient. This didn't stop humanity from corrupting it (along with two other unspecified Galstandard languages) with English. Although large portions of grammar and vocabulary have been passed along [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22|2001-07-22]]][[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-10-12|2002-10-12]]], there are enough difference in pronunciation and vocabulary (particularly units of measurement [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-08|2009-03-08]],footnote]) between English and Galstandard West that neither is a direct copy of the other [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02|2001-06-02]]].

=Notable Examples=
[Just what it says]

=Appearances=
==First appearance==
The narrator notes a pronunciation joke that works equally well in English and Galstandard West [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-02|2001-06-02]]]
==Other notable appearances==
Debating the influence of English on Galstandard West got<span class="speech"> [[Gasht'g'd'g'tang]] killed [</span>[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-22|2001-07-22]]].
''[[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]'' was originally published in Galstandard West [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-11-21|2002-11-21]], footnote]
The common language of Galstandard West kept [[Tagon's Toughs]] and Breya's UNS soldiers from having to fight the natives of the Outjack [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-30|2003-11-30]]].
Native [[Galstandard Peroxide]] speakers tend to have a noticeable accent when speaking Galstandard West [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-28|2010-02-28]]]

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=Author's Note=
[This space is reserved ''exclusively'' for Howard!]

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=Speculation=
[Insert uncertain and speculative facts about the technology. Include links to Schlock in the Real World where appropriate.]

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=External References=
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