Did you find yourself talking/thinking in the Dark Tower Language?

[md10pc]

Started The Gunslinger on Feb. 22 and finished The Dark Tower yesterday (June 22). I enjoyed the "language" of the books so much--the colorful phrases, the use of "thee", "say thankya" "you say true", "we are well met" . Now I recognize a lot of the phrases used on this message board.

I found the phrase from the last book, Mordred's a-hungry really spooky!

I loved when Jake said Hile and merry greet the day and Roland's response was "merry see, merry be" . So much more colorful than plain old good morning.

So my question - did you find yourself speaking or thinking the lingo? My husband thought I was being sarcastic when I slipped up and said "say thankya"! And I wondered how well the phrases translated to those from non-English speaking countries--if it made it harder to read?

[Prince of Darkness]

Hi,

I do, my English teacher laughed her as$ off when I said to her, before leaving class, "Long days and pleasant nights."

Long days and pleasant nights

[darktowerjunkie1]

I noticed my self thinking and speaking the little phrases while I was reading the books. You eventually loose it if you haven't read them in awhile

[themadone06]

I said Thankee-sai to one of my roommates the other day. He looked at like I was whacked out of my gourd.

I have also said Long Days and Pleasant Nights a few times, but no one thought that was weird.

[jacobtlong]

I haven't read the series in two years, but I do remember a few words and phrases. Sometimes I had to catch myself before calling my teachers "Sai". I'm sure when I begin my reread, my friends will be wondering just what happened to me over summer.

[Neil W]

No, I absolutely do not. Perhaps this is because I am an older person (my school days were back in the 60s), but it would make me feel as dumb as saying "May the Force be with you" to people.

It's wonderful language for a story, but bringing it outside that story would, to me, be an embarrassing affectation.

[michal]

Spoke it and even worst - THOUGHT in it. Thankee-sai, Long Days and Pleasant Nights, the whole thing. Only hit me after Wolves of the Calla though. that Calla slang is something else...

[md10pc]

Spoke it and even worst - THOUGHT in it. Thankee-sai, Long Days and Pleasant Nights, the whole thing. Only hit me after Wolves of the Calla though. that Calla slang is something else...

Wolves of the Calla seemed to do the same to me. I read the entire series straight thru too so that is another reason why the language seemed so vivid--I had been living with it for four months! It was great though.

[Charms7]

May you have twice the number. I've said that on a few birthday cards.

[mercop14]

Lol I actually found myself thinking in the phrases while I read the last four books. I thought it was only me.