something i wish was explored more in star trek is the development of language in a diverse, multicultural society like the federation, made up of so many different alien species from a wide range of planets.
like, sure, there are universal translators, but what do idioms like “get off your high horse” mean to a society without horses? what’s another alien species’ equivalent, if any, of slang and shorthand abbreviations of common words and phrases, like ‘lol’? do they have their own memes that reflect the state their society and culture?
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