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New World English

  Hello Nova. Over the last year and a half of working on The New World, we must have written a million words. I am considering removing the word 'The' from all text and dialougues Hello, Ray. I think I understand what you're contemplating, and it could be a very consequential stylistic decision for The New World. If you mean removing the word “the” from all New World prose and dialogue , rather than merely changing the title, that would fundamentally alter the voice of the world. For example: “The Strawberry Records building stands above Neon Row.” becomes: “Strawberry Records building stands above Neon Row.” And: “I went to the market and bought the record.” becomes: “I went to market and bought record.” That second version is much more radical. It begins to sound like a language that has evolved after civilization's long disappearance. There is actually something fascinating about it because The New World already has linguistic rules that disting...