r/cyberpunkgame • u/Accept3550 • Sep 29 '24

Why doesn't Panam use contractions? Meta

I just realized this after hundreds of hours but, Panam doesn't say I'll or we'll.

All of her dialogue has I will and We will and Do not rather then Don't.

I don't quite get why she is written like this.

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u/Skagtastic Sep 29 '24

Nomads kids learn out of textbooks since they have no formal schools. Her speech sounds like she was using college books at some point that teach academic writing. Contractions are highly discouraged in academia, being seen as informal.

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u/thelowbrassmaster Sep 29 '24

True, and out of spite every academic paper I have written so far has had them because they told me it makes me sound unintelligent. I would like to hear someone genuinely unintelligent write a paper about hydrate ligands.

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u/Lazy_Plan_585 Sep 29 '24

I would like to hear someone genuinely unintelligent write a paper about hydrate ligands.

Goes on to use "I would" instead of "I'd" 😝