The twins' history is that there feral. A healing academy doesn't seem like 
the place for someone to learn a language. But wouldn't Yardish count as a 
second language? And what's the issue with this critical period theory, and 
how would effect their language development.
Nicole Andrews

Pen name Mellissa Green
Budding novelist
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Dunn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: YSL


> What is believable in fiction is what is motivated by the characters'
> histories, their past actions, and the world you've built before you've
> begun writing.  if everything is consistent and well-motivated, then
> readers will believe anything at all.  But if it's not motivated, and not
> consistent, then readers will put the book down.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> If I knew the answer, I wouldn't be asking. I don't know what would be
>> believable.
>>
>> Nicole Andrews
>>
>> Pen name Mellissa Green
>> Budding novelist
>> Tweet me
>>
>>
>>
>> @greenNovelist
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Oh" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: YSL
>>
>>
>>
>>  Really, all these questions you're asking, you can decide for yourself -
>>> and indeed you should, as they are creative decisions affecting the 
>>> outcome
>>> of your artwork. Others can help with more technical things like how
>>> numbers tend to develop or what cases are, but a lot of language 
>>> creation
>>> is up to you, particularly the back story of two presumably important
>>> figures, which all the more should be your territory as a budding 
>>> novelist!
>>>
>>> Eugene
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 13 Feb 2012, at 03:15, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Would Yardish be the feral twins second language? Would they learn teir
>>>> langugage at a healing academy?
>>>> Nicole Andrews
>>>>
>>>> Pen name Mellissa Green
>>>> Budding novelist
>>>> Tweet me
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> @greenNovelist
>>>>
>>>
>
>
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