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[[Self-Demonstrating Article|This is speak type for]] [[Dumb Muscle|character what has more muscle than brain]].
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. {{
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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{{quote|'''thog: [[Who's on First?|not nale. not-nale. thog help nail not-nale, not nale. and thog knot not-nale while nale nail not-nale. nale, not not-nale, now nail not-nale by leaving not-nale, not nale, in jail.]]'''
'''Prison guard:''' ... pleading insanity, then? }}
* Parodied in ''[[Narbonic]]'', by a giant robotic foot built by Professor Madblood. "A robot foot?" {{
* In the Fantasy plot of ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'', Draak (a lizard man in the party) is quite eloquent in his own language and arguably the smartest person in his party. However, his English is limited to monosyllables, though he's still able to occasionally express complicated thoughts.
* The [https://archives.sluggy.com/book.php?chapter=54#2008-01-25 Clutter Monster] in a number of January 2008 ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' strips.
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* {{spoiler|Tastefully averted}} in ''[[Frankie and Stein]].'' With references left and right, it's really anyone's guess whether the [[Frankenstein's Monster]] being created in the first chapter will be able to speak well or not.
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'' has [https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3577 Droid 06] with mild version of this.
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