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I mean really, the grunts are alien, probably never talked to a human, why would they speak english during combat!? It been driving me crazy.

  • 10.18.2004 1:50 PM PDT
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The grunts dont talk english, The master chiefs helmet translate what they know of the covenant language into english.
And this dosnt even go in this forum.

  • 10.18.2004 2:18 PM PDT
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its not really english. but their accent is so thick it just sounds like english

  • 10.18.2004 2:41 PM PDT
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I think its awsome that the MC has a translater in his helmet because the grunts say -blam!- u all the time its hilarious. But I dont agree that u only get to understand grunts only it would be great tp hear what the elites have to say and the Hunters.

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  • 10.18.2004 3:01 PM PDT
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Universal translator?

  • 10.18.2004 3:03 PM PDT
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That's right. My plumage is brighter than yours.

No...the Grunts seem bilingual. The Master Chiefs helmet doesn't have a built in translator for the Covenant languages, but he does have one for their writing.

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  • 10.18.2004 3:08 PM PDT
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in the books it said that some of the covenant captured a human and from him learned to speak with the english words

  • 10.19.2004 12:04 PM PDT
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Cortana translates for him, and he also has a built in translater in his helmet.

And if the grunts learned to speak english from a human, I wonder if the Elites captured a french guy and learned from him... =p

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THAT IS NOT THE GRUNTS T4LKING THAT IS CORTONA

  • 10.19.2004 2:05 PM PDT
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in the fall of reach, it says something like "the new UNSC translators" for grunts. first chapter.

  • 10.19.2004 2:49 PM PDT
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He has a translater.

  • 10.19.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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blah. i dont get this thread

  • 10.19.2004 3:29 PM PDT
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what book?what page? and what the -blam!- !the covenant ar doing tellig the gurnts to speak English, so if the humans capturede one he coud tell them all the covi's plans?

  • 10.19.2004 4:46 PM PDT
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oups!im new and dont know how to reply.....IM A NOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sob!

  • 10.19.2004 4:50 PM PDT
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strange cauinky dink

  • 10.19.2004 4:54 PM PDT
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The Master Chief has a babel fish jammed in his ear.

  • 10.19.2004 5:03 PM PDT
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Because it's a video game made in a country where the offical language is English.

  • 10.19.2004 5:08 PM PDT
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Title - "Gurnts," hehe.

  • 10.19.2004 5:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: BeefySleet
Cortana translates for him, and he also has a built in translater in his helmet.

And if the grunts learned to speak english from a human, I wonder if the Elites captured a french guy and learned from him... =p


Actually, the elites speak english very well, just backwards. Need proof? Go here.

  • 10.19.2004 5:42 PM PDT
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teh elites are sarge, speaking backwards, slowed down. I'm telling you, The Fall of Reach (the first chapter) says that that the grunts sound like "dogs" with the nwe UNSC translation program.

  • 10.19.2004 6:03 PM PDT
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you spelled "Grunt" as "gurnt".

  • 10.19.2004 6:13 PM PDT