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This hit me after listening to Mexican Radio (both the 80s song and actual Spanish-language radio) and having it stuck in my head for some time, and remembering that after 3 years of Spanish class, I doubt I could communicate any higher than a 3rd grade level.
Applicable to any 'verse, probably works best w/ G1 or '07/'09: Someone gets their language programs/programming screwed up, a la "What language are you speaking?!" --no one can understand them, or they only understand them a little, or some combo of those. Ideally, I was thinking this happened on Earth, through an accident of radio/TV signals and a whole lot of electricity--and bad luck--and someone's gotta translate with the rudimentary knowledge they've got...
Applicable to any 'verse, probably works best w/ G1 or '07/'09: Someone gets their language programs/programming screwed up, a la "What language are you speaking?!" --no one can understand them, or they only understand them a little, or some combo of those. Ideally, I was thinking this happened on Earth, through an accident of radio/TV signals and a whole lot of electricity--and bad luck--and someone's gotta translate with the rudimentary knowledge they've got...