Quote Originally Posted by Mordar View Post
I hate the Scottish dwarf thing, with clipped and drifting articulation, and I think I know why now. Dwarves to me are craftsdwarves with techniques developed over millenia, and honed in the individual crafter over centuries. The exacting nature of their...well, natures, wouldn't be so imprecise. They would be more protective of their language and presentation than modern-day France is of French.
Who's to say they aren't? Dwarvish isn't Common.

Also, i like the implication that French are protective of their language because of their long tradition of craftsmanship.