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{{quote|'''Homer:''' How is it that you speak English?<br />
{{quote|<poem>'''Youta:''' Hey, why are you speaking Japanese?
'''Rūmi:''' Japanese? What’s that? Are you talking about Caesarian?
⚫
'''Alien:''' Actually, we're speaking Rigellian. By coincidence, our languages are exactly the same.|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', a [[Treehouse of Horror]] short.}}
'''Rūmi:''' Wait, why are you speaking Caesarian?
'''Youta:''' …</poem>|''[[Parallel Paradise]]''}}

{{quote|'''Homer:''' How is it that you speak English?
⚫
'''Alien:''' Actually, we're speaking Rigellian. By coincidence, our languages are exactly the same.
|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', a [[Treehouse of Horror]] short.}}


{{quote|''To make things easier, everyone speaks English.''|A short story about humans meeting aliens. In Portuguese.}}
{{quote|''To make things easier, everyone speaks English.''|A short story about humans meeting aliens. In Portuguese.}}


{{quote|'''Graeme''': How come I can understand you? Are you using some neural language router?<br />
{{quote|'''Graeme''': How come I can understand you? Are you using some neural language router?
'''Paul''': Actually, I'm speaking English you fucking idiot! |''[[Paul]]''}}
'''Paul''': Actually, I'm speaking English you fucking idiot!
|''[[Paul]]''}}


{{quote|'''Farnsworth:''' Our only hope is to communicate with the aliens, and show them our peaceful intentions.<br />
{{quote|<poem>'''Farnsworth:''' Our only hope is to communicate with the aliens, and show them our peaceful intentions.
'''Bender:''' Perhaps they speak perfect English... as do we.<br />
'''Bender:''' Perhaps they speak perfect English... as do we.
'''Farnsworth:''' We can't take that chance! We'll need my universal auto-translator!|''[[Futurama]]'', "Reincarnation"}}
'''Farnsworth:''' We can't take that chance! We'll need my universal auto-translator!</poem>|''[[Futurama]]'', "Reincarnation"}}


{{quote|''The humans are having a dick-waving competition with various aliens that all speak perfect English, in various American dialects.''|'''[[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]]''' reviewing ''[[Mass Effect]]''}}
{{quote|''The humans are having a dick-waving competition with various aliens that all speak perfect English, in various American dialects.''|'''[[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]]''' reviewing ''[[Mass Effect]]''}}


{{quote|'''''Letter''': Dear Stargate SG-1, why do all the aliens speak English? <br />
{{quote|'''''Letter''': Dear Stargate SG-1, why do all the aliens speak English?''
'''Christopher Judge''': [[Oh Crap]], they found out about that.'' |[[Sci Fi Channel]] ''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG 1]]'' special}}
'''Christopher Judge''': [[Oh Crap]], they found out about that.''
|[[Syfy]] ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' special}}


{{quote|'''''Chel''': Hmm... How do you speak English so well? <br />
{{quote|'''''Chel''': Hmm... How do you speak English so well?''
'''Lexx''': I'm not speaking English. You're speaking [[Common Tongue|Galactic Standard]].''|''[[Alien Dice]]'', in a rare [[Inversion]]}}
'''''Lexx''': I'm not speaking English. You're speaking [[Common Tongue|Galactic Standard]].''
|''[[Alien Dice]]'', in a rare [[Inversion]]}}


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Latest revision as of 17:37, 27 February 2024

Youta: Hey, why are you speaking Japanese?
Rūmi: Japanese? What’s that? Are you talking about Caesarian?
Rūmi: Wait, why are you speaking Caesarian?
Youta: …

—Parallel Paradise

Homer: How is it that you speak English?
Alien: Actually, we're speaking Rigellian. By coincidence, our languages are exactly the same.

—The Simpsons, a Treehouse of Horror short.
To make things easier, everyone speaks English.
—A short story about humans meeting aliens. In Portuguese.

Graeme: How come I can understand you? Are you using some neural language router?
Paul: Actually, I'm speaking English you fucking idiot!

—Paul

Farnsworth: Our only hope is to communicate with the aliens, and show them our peaceful intentions.
Bender: Perhaps they speak perfect English... as do we.
Farnsworth: We can't take that chance! We'll need my universal auto-translator!

—Futurama, "Reincarnation"
The humans are having a dick-waving competition with various aliens that all speak perfect English, in various American dialects.
—Yahtzee reviewing Mass Effect

Letter: Dear Stargate SG-1, why do all the aliens speak English?
Christopher Judge: Oh Crap, they found out about that.

—Syfy Stargate SG-1 special

Chel: Hmm... How do you speak English so well?
Lexx: I'm not speaking English. You're speaking Galactic Standard.

—Alien Dice, in a rare Inversion
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