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Aurebesh...more like Aurebest!


Aderia

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(Aurebesh, the alphabet used in the Star Wars universe, or at least one of them)

After a few months of futile resistance and a 'Oh, I'll just go for the free trial' which was a blatant lie to myself, I did break down and get Disney+. It was mostly because I was peer pressured into wanting to see the Mandalorian. Then, you know how it goes, before I realize, I'd made my way through the Star Wars prequels, then all of The Clone Wars. Yes, I'm the Disney+ equivalent of all the people jumping on the Avatar: the Last Airbender bandwagon because it's finally on a streaming site. No regrets. Two great shows technically aimed at kids but that also make grown adults weep. Great watch, one of those that captivates your imagination indefinitely after you shut your laptop. Granted, the Star Wars universe is one of the more impressive fictional universes out there, so ease of imaginative immersion isn't a shocker. 

Anyways, I ended up practicing Aurebesh toady during lecture (also started grad school a few weeks ago!! ...online learning is a whole 'nother blog post, I'll say that.) 

I really like how angular the lettering is, which is like the opposite of the Matoran alphabet in the circles. A couple mechanics I added for expediting the writing process: combining characters for common letter pairs (-er, -ed, so far) that aren't already accounted for in the system (-ch-, -ng, -sh-, -th-); adding an underline to a letter that is doubled in English (letter --> leter). 

I do intend to learn an actual shorthand system of writing someday, which would probably be more useful than fictional transliterations systems. But if I made choices based only on what's useful or not, I think I'd have a much more monochromatic life. (yes, in the grand scheme of things I know I have an average life, which is a privilege, but it's a beauty in the eye of the beholder thing, ya know?) 

Here's a sample of the fruits of my labors. Since I'm not sure how many of you read Aurebesh, here's the only super-relevant part I feel should be transcribed is toward the end, the bit with the Matoran word - "The only other fandom I liked enough to learn the alphabet for is (obviously) Bionicle."   Also, May the Force Be With You, below. The rest is essentially what I said above, but in less words XD 

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