That’s not how we do things, and anyway, it’s your Rule of Discourse. He sounded very tired as he said, “I don’t intend to ever call you forsworn, Dee. “They say those igloo fuckers have a buncha words for snow and ice, and I’ll tell you right now, goblins have about as many words for, ‘I’d shank that bitch if she hadn’t gone and died on her own already.’” “‘Cause I got a whole mess of counter-arguments and it’d come around and forswear you instead.” ↑ “You gonna call me forsworn?” she asked, her words taking on a dangerous edge.“Then Snowdrop’s way of talking?” Avery asked. There are some edge cases where a practitioner will always speak in verse, to meet certain requirements for a career, or make a daily habit of singing before doing so before a crowd, so they can establish their rule of discourse.” “But once it’s established, you’re clear. “If you got called out on your little brother not actually being a dick the first time and every time thereafter, it might be a problem,” Nicolette said. They’d stopped outside a door, but the conversation continued. And if you’re someone that calls people fuckers or dicks or whatever…” A goblin that swears every other word means something specific and it’s not a literal interpretation of those swears, a lot of the time. What the spirits tend to look for is consistency. Lots of words can mean different things and different words can take on new meanings as language evolves.
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