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[[Self-Demonstrating Article|This is speak type for]] [[Dumb Muscle|character what has more muscle than brain]]. |
[[Self-Demonstrating Article|This is speak type for]] [[Dumb Muscle|character what has more muscle than brain]]. |
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They substitute "Me" for "I", or else refer to themselves in [[Third Person Person|third person]]. They put special emphasis on nouns and verbs, and most extra parts of the sentence are lost. If any name is too long, it gets substituted with a cruder name/description (often "[[Something Person|(Descriptive adjective)-man]] or -lady"). They also skip any and all articles ("a," "an," and "the"). Favored words in the '''Hulk Speak''' include "Smash", "Puny", and "Blank-thing" (e.g. {{small-caps|"HULK SMASH PUNY LIZARD THING!}}" when fighting a velociraptor). Yes, the all-caps is necessary. The primary differences between Hulk Speak and [[Baby Talk]] are usually at least six feet and 300 pounds.<ref>No, [[Baby Talk]] has nothing to do with [[Incredibly Lame Pun|octopi that recently won a lottery in Europe.{{when}}{{who}} |
They substitute "Me" for "I", or else refer to themselves in [[Third Person Person|third person]]. They put special emphasis on nouns and verbs, and most extra parts of the sentence are lost. If any name is too long, it gets substituted with a cruder name/description (often "[[Something Person|(Descriptive adjective)-man]] or -lady"). They also skip any and all articles ("a," "an," and "the"). Favored words in the '''Hulk Speak''' include "Smash", "Puny", and "Blank-thing" (e.g. {{small-caps|"HULK SMASH PUNY LIZARD THING!}}" when fighting a velociraptor). Yes, the all-caps is necessary. The primary differences between Hulk Speak and [[Baby Talk]] are usually at least six feet and 300 pounds.<ref>No, [[Baby Talk]] has nothing to do with [[Incredibly Lame Pun|octopi that recently won a lottery in Europe.]]{{when}}{{who}}</ref> |
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This is a common trait of [[Frankenstein's Monster]], especially in adaptations of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' -- although, in the original novel, the monster spoke perfect French. This is also typical of cavemen. (The Hulkspeak, not the perfect French.) |
This is a common trait of [[Frankenstein's Monster]], especially in adaptations of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' -- although, in the original novel, the monster spoke perfect French. This is also typical of cavemen. (The Hulkspeak, not the perfect French.) |
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