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* Comically subverted in ''Series/JeevesAndWooster''. Wooster blackens his face and poses as an African tribal chief using HulkSpeak. But suddenly the ''real'' African chief shows up (wearing the same costume!) and, as he is actually college educated in England, starts speaking in a perfectly normal, and somewhat high-class, English accent.
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* Comically subverted in ''Series/JeevesAndWooster''. Wooster blackens his face and poses as an African tribal chief using HulkSpeak. But suddenly the ''real'' African chief shows up (wearing the same costume!) and, as [[MajoredInWesternHypocrisy he is was actually college educated in England, England,]] starts speaking in a perfectly normal, and somewhat high-class, English accent.
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* Subverted in ''Series/BabylonFive'', where Zathras spoke in a primitive manner (actually based on creator Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's Polish grandmother's way of speaking English, the syntax is unmistakably Slavic) but was, besides being capable with very advanced technology such as time travel devices, in a way, clear headed and philosophical, often seeing the big picture far better than most of the regular cast. This juxtaposition made for some classic lines, like:
-->"Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death. But at least there is symmetry."\\
-->"Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death. But at least there is symmetry."\\
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
** Subvertedin ''Series/BabylonFive'', where Zathras spoke with Zathras, who speaks in a primitive manner (actually based on creator Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's Polish grandmother's way of speaking English, the syntax is unmistakably Slavic) but was, is, besides being capable with very advanced technology such as time travel devices, in a way, clear headed clear-headed and philosophical, often seeing the big picture far better than most of the regular cast. This juxtaposition made makes for some classic lines, like:
-->"Zathras --->''"Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death. But at least there is symmetry."\\
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"Cannot run out of time. Is infinite time! You are finite, Zathras is finite, this... is wrong tool. No... ...no, never use this."
** This also how Drazi speak. Ivanova [[LampshadeHanging hang lampshade]] in episode "The Geometry of Shadows":
--->"Just my luck. I get stuck with a race that speaks only in macros."
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has a variation of this. Cordelia talks this way to Sven, the exchange student she's hosting in "Inca Mummy Girl". "Punch-y! Fruit drink-y!" But after she's out of earshot, Sven complains about it.
** In "Bad Eggs", Buffy comes in exhausted after a night of making out with Angel... I mean patrolling for the notorious Gorch brothers.
** This also how Drazi speak. Ivanova [[LampshadeHanging hang lampshade]] in episode "The Geometry of Shadows":
--->"Just my luck. I get stuck with a race that speaks only in macros."
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has a variation of this. Cordelia talks this way to Sven, the exchange student she's hosting in "Inca Mummy Girl". "Punch-y! Fruit drink-y!" But after she's out of earshot, Sven complains about it.
** In "Bad Eggs", Buffy comes in exhausted after a night of making out with Angel... I mean patrolling for the notorious Gorch brothers.
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"Cannot run out of time. Is infinite time! You are finite, Zathras is finite, this... is wrong tool. No... ...no, never use this."
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** This also how Drazi speak. Ivanova [[LampshadeHanginghang hangs a lampshade]] in the episode "The "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E03TheGeometryOfShadows The Geometry of Shadows":
--->"JustShadows]]":
--->''"Just my luck. I get stuck with a race that speaks only in macros."
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*''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** In a variation ofthis. this, Cordelia talks this way to Sven, the exchange student she's hosting in "Inca "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E4IncaMummyGirl Inca Mummy Girl". Girl]]". "Punch-y! Fruit drink-y!" But However, after she's out of earshot, Sven complains about it.
** In"Bad Eggs", "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E12BadEggs Bad Eggs]]", Buffy comes in exhausted after a night of making out with Angel... I mean er, that is, patrolling for the notorious Gorch brothers.
** This also how Drazi speak. Ivanova [[LampshadeHanging
--->"Just
--->''"Just my luck. I get stuck with a race that speaks only in macros.
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'''Xander:''' Apparently Buffy has decided the problem with the English language is all those pesky words. (looks at her) [[DistractedByTheSexy You... Angel... big... smoochies?]]\\
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'''Xander:''' Apparently Apparently, Buffy has decided the problem with the English language is all those pesky words. (looks ''[looks at her) her]'' [[DistractedByTheSexy You... Angel... big... smoochies?]]\\
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': Overly literal translations of Klingon can come across this way, as the language lacks several things considered important to English grammar (like verb tenses). And the verb "to be". Also, the language structure is backward from English.
-->Heghlu'meH [=QaQ=] jajvam. "die-someone-for be.good day-this" = "It is a good day to die."
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
** There's the the epically cheesy "Brain and Brain, what is brain!" brought to us by the... questionable episode fittingly titled "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]".
** Or "The Omega Glory" where warfare reduced two nations to "tribes" speaking a mangled, devolved English.
** Who could forget "Devil in the Dark", featuring the Horta, which at one point carves the words "NO KILL I" in the cavern floor using its searing-hot flesh? Although that's more of a case of a StarfishAlien trying to write in a language it just learned, so it's actually a fairly good attempt.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has the Pakleds, who speak in extremely basic sentences (though the grammar is correct). "We look for things. Things to make us go." (Their ship's navigation system has broken down. [[spoiler:But not really — it's a trap for Geordi.]]) Although the Pakleds' ship is probably stolen, it's questionable whether they're as stupid as they sound — ever try to fly an airplane? Or to kidnap a military officer?
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "Gravity", Tom Paris and Tuvok have crashlanded on a planet and befriend another crash survivor, an alien woman who talks like this because their UniversalTranslator has broken and so she has to learn their language the hard way. [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue She proves eloquent enough]] after Voyager rescues them and she can use the UT herself.
* An early ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode features a lost colony of humans whose language has "devolved" into a primitive form after 70 years of non-contact with Earth. Everyone except for the very youngest children had died off all at once several generations back; so everyone living there now learned to speak from people who had barely learned to speak themselves, having no adults to teach them better.
-->Heghlu'meH [=QaQ=] jajvam. "die-someone-for be.good day-this" = "It is a good day to die."
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
** There's the the epically cheesy "Brain and Brain, what is brain!" brought to us by the... questionable episode fittingly titled "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]".
** Or "The Omega Glory" where warfare reduced two nations to "tribes" speaking a mangled, devolved English.
** Who could forget "Devil in the Dark", featuring the Horta, which at one point carves the words "NO KILL I" in the cavern floor using its searing-hot flesh? Although that's more of a case of a StarfishAlien trying to write in a language it just learned, so it's actually a fairly good attempt.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has the Pakleds, who speak in extremely basic sentences (though the grammar is correct). "We look for things. Things to make us go." (Their ship's navigation system has broken down. [[spoiler:But not really — it's a trap for Geordi.]]) Although the Pakleds' ship is probably stolen, it's questionable whether they're as stupid as they sound — ever try to fly an airplane? Or to kidnap a military officer?
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "Gravity", Tom Paris and Tuvok have crashlanded on a planet and befriend another crash survivor, an alien woman who talks like this because their UniversalTranslator has broken and so she has to learn their language the hard way. [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue She proves eloquent enough]] after Voyager rescues them and she can use the UT herself.
* An early ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode features a lost colony of humans whose language has "devolved" into a primitive form after 70 years of non-contact with Earth. Everyone except for the very youngest children had died off all at once several generations back; so everyone living there now learned to speak from people who had barely learned to speak themselves, having no adults to teach them better.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Overly literal translations of Klingon can come across this way, as the language lacks several things considered important to English grammar (like verb tenses). And the verb "to be". Also, the language structure is backward from English.
-->Heghlu'meH --->''Heghlu'meH [=QaQ=] jajvam. "die-someone-for be.good day-this" = "It is a good day to die."
*"''
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
** There's the the *** The epically cheesy "Brain and Brain, what is brain!" brain!", brought to us by the... questionable episode fittingly titled "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]".
** *** Or "The "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E23TheOmegaGlory The Omega Glory" where Glory]]", in which warfare reduced reduces two nations to "tribes" speaking a mangled, devolved English.
** *** Who could forget "Devil "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E25TheDevilInTheDark The Devil in the Dark", Dark]]", featuring the Horta, which at one point carves the words "NO KILL I" in the cavern floor using its searing-hot flesh? Although that's more of a case of a StarfishAlien {{Starfish Alien|s}} trying to write in a language it just learned, so it's actually a fairly good attempt.
* ** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has the Pakleds, who speak in extremely basic sentences (though the grammar is correct). "We look for things. Things to make us go." (Their ship's navigation system has broken down. [[spoiler:But not really — -- it's a trap for Geordi.]]) Although the Pakleds' ship is probably stolen, it's questionable whether they're as stupid as they sound — -- ever try to fly an airplane? Or to kidnap a military officer?
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. ** In "Gravity", the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E13Gravity Gravity]]", Tom Paris and Tuvok have crashlanded crash-landed on a planet and befriend another crash survivor, an alien woman who talks like this because their UniversalTranslator [[TranslatorMicrobes universal translator]] has broken and so she has to learn their language the hard way. [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue She proves eloquent enough]] after Voyager rescues them and she can use the UT herself.
* An early ** The ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E06TerraNova Terra Nova]]" features a lost colony of humans whose language has "devolved" into a primitive form after 70 years of non-contact with Earth. Everyone except for the very youngest children had died off all at once several generations back; back, so everyone living there now learned to speak from people who had barely learned to speak themselves, having no adults to teach them better.
** Overly literal translations of Klingon can come across this way, as the language lacks several things considered important to English grammar (like verb tenses). And the verb "to be". Also, the language structure is backward from English.
*
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': After being sent on Middle-earth as an EmergentHuman, the Stranger has no surviving or communicating skills, except for yelling. Nori tries to teach him to talk, and his first phases are very simplistic and his vocabulary very reduced.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': After being sent on Middle-earth as an EmergentHuman, the Stranger has no surviving or communicating skills, except for yelling. Nori tries to teach him to talk, and his first phases phrases are very simplistic and his vocabulary very reduced.
