Communication stones issues and glitches in Subversion

[Nitpicker]

Assuming you can control the vocal chords of the body in which you find yourself well enough to produce intelligible speech, I would think that your normal accent and intonation would be evident.

For example, were a Scottish person to use the communication device and swap consciousness with an American, his brogue would be *very* obvious to anyone who cared to listen to him talk.

[Ser Scot A Ellison]

Comm. Z.,

Not really, since the accent is what our mind tell our vocal apparel (lips, tongue, etc) how to move. A german should have a perfect german accent in an American body.

I believe that's what the OP was saying.

[Commander Zelix]

Comm. Z.,



I believe that's what the OP was saying.

We've been through that already, buddy. Let's move on.

[Commander Zelix]

Already discussed in the subversion folder. It's true that for someone using another person body it would be very difficult to impersonate his loaned body voice. After all only a few comedian are good at it. But it still would be a bit easier using the same vocal apparel than the body you want to impersonate is voice. For a simple example, it's easier for a man to impersonate a woman in a woman's body. It would also be easier in general to impersonate Rush's voice in Rush's body. Still, not easy in my opinion. As you accent is only your brain, consciousness, telling your vocal apparel (lips, tongue, vocal cord) how to move relative to each other.

[Lahela]

For example, were a Scottish person to use the communication device and swap consciousness with an American, his brogue would be *very* obvious to anyone who cared to listen to him talk.

How do we know that Rush

Spoiler:

wasn't putting on an American accent in Subversion? We never heard him speak with Telford's voice.

[Commander Zelix]

How do we know that Rush

Spoiler:

wasn't putting on an American accent in Subversion? We never heard him speak with Telford's voice.

He probably tried to have an american accent. But it still hard to impersonate somebody voice in front of someone knowing your loaned body's voice well. For example, there's more to impersonate Obama's voice than simply doing the american accent.

[Ser Scot A Ellison]

Comm. Z.,

He probably tried to have an american accent. But it still hard to impersonate somebody voice in front of someone knowing your loaned body's voice well. For example, there's more to impersonate Obama's voice than simply doing the american accent.

Well, your voice will, obviously, sound like the other person's voice. I agree that the accent is learned. That said if the person in another persons body attempts to do the proper accent it may cover for those who don't know the original person very well. Heck, patterns of speech would be as much a give away as accent. Look how TJ ID'd Telford in "Darkness".

[Lahela]

He probably tried to have an american accent. But it still hard to impersonate somebody voice in front of someone knowing your loaned body's voice well. For example, there's more to impersonate Obama's voice than simply doing the american accent.

Oh, I don't doubt (being a linguist who studied phonetics as part of her Masters) - there is everything to be said for inflection, tone, stress patterns and a whole host of other things being just as vocally defining as accent and intonation. I just replied with what I replied with because the OP only raised accent and intonation as an issue. And it's probably the least of our concerns, given how improbable it is that anyone could instantly impersonate someone else in that situation anyway.

[Commander Zelix]

Oh, I don't doubt (being a linguist who studied phonetics as part of her Masters) - there is everything to be said for inflection, tone, stress patterns and a whole host of other things being just as vocally defining as accent and intonation.

Then you know exactly (more than me in fact) where I'm coming from.

[Lahela]

Then you know exactly (more than me in fact) where I'm coming from.

I do indeed know where you're coming from. Didn't mean to come across as argumentative, so apologies if that was the case.

[xxxevilgrinxxx]

About Telford beating up Young:

Telford blindsided him for one thing, and Young wasn't out for blood this time. He was there to try to break him mentally, so I would imagine that Young would have deliberatly fought to a standstill, had Greer not opened a can of whoop ass.

I haven't seen the episode yet *Canada* but IIRC, Telford is in Rush's body. Isn't it possible that Young didn't want to harm Rush?

[Lahela]

I haven't seen the episode yet *Canada* but IIRC, Telford is in Rush's body. Isn't it possible that Young didn't want to harm Rush?

Errrr... no. At least, he didn't seem to have any qualms about hurting Rush's body.

[Shai Hulud]

How did Rush know Kiva's name?

[jelgate]

How did Rush know Kiva's name?

The name appears to be no secret to Stargate Command based on what Daniel said and I'd be willing to bet Rush has seen his fair share of classified filies

[Lahela]

The name appears to be no secret to Stargate Command based on what Daniel said and I'd be willing to bet Rush has seen his fair share of classified filies

He may also have remembered something else from his dream - he did say earlier that he was piecing things together.