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Posted by: Halo 2 Rookie
It is unfortunate that a perfectly reasonable opinion is so horridly battered over a single word.
When he says "Realism," he means believability. It is not a question of realism that the sangheili speak English. It is a question of believability. We know about their culture and how they are cultivated to behave. We know that it runs counter to their nature for them to actually care about making meaningful, understandable communication with the enemy during a firefight. It is therefore deppreciable to some and the suggestion is to return to the methodology of Halo: Combat Evolved where Elites spoke "their own language" (it was backwards English, I hear).
Everyone with both feet firmly planted in reality knows Halo is a game franchise (aside from the majority of the world, oddly enough), so I don't see why so many people are so invested in reminding the opening-poster. This is a topic where one should assume it is recognized that we are discussing a game, since we are on the forums of the developers of that very game. He is simply seeking an in-story resolution to his query that would remove the perceived fault he mentions.
And I recall that the Covenant were learning Human languages for some time (Grunts are very naturally effective students, across the board, the vast majority of Covenant grunts knowing three or four Human languages). That is the reason they speak English. Noticeably, Drones, Jackals and Hunters do not speak English. Prophets, Brutes and Elites do. Why is not confirmed in any metric.
Want a theory to quench your thirst? The Hierarchs knew from the get-go (more or less) that the Humans were the true inheritors of the Forerunners, and that they themselves were even Forerunner relics. Perhaps they saw their culture and languages as characteristics ideal for pursuing the path that the Forerunner set out for the Humans. So maybe the idea was to integrate Human cultural aspects while destroying the Humans themselves, thereby inheriting their characteristics without sharing them or revealing any religion-shattering facts. Of course, pure speculation. But that's the best you'll get. Especially around here.
Honestly this is the best so far. I appreciate your thoughts and I agree i could have worded it better. You seem to understand what I meant though...