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Why don't MCU characters ever seem to have language issues?
Are there any more instances of MCU characters crossing over into Non Marvel Entertainment properties?Why don't Marvel movies stick to canon?Why is Ant-Man considered part of the MCU?What MCU actors have also portrayed other non-MCU Marvel characters?Are Agents of Shield Storylines/character ever referenced in MCU films?Why is Tony Stark so arrogant in the MCU?Why does MCU and Netflix MCU differ so much in showing graphic content?Are Agent Barton and Agent Romanoff ever called 'Hawkeye' and 'Black Widow' in the MCU?In the Avengers universe, which male “good guys” have ever hit a female villain?Why is Carol unable to understand English?
We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
marvel-cinematic-universe
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
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Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
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I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
5
What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
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If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
– JonathanReez
2 days ago
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
marvel-cinematic-universe
asked Mar 12 at 14:41
SnowSnow
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
marvel-cinematic-universe
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
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Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
1
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
5
What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
3
If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
– JonathanReez
2 days ago
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
12
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
1
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
5
What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
3
If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
– JonathanReez
2 days ago
1
1
Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
12
12
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
1
1
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
5
5
What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
3
3
If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
– JonathanReez
2 days ago
If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
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Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
6
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
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@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited Mar 12 at 20:06
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answered Mar 12 at 14:53
DeeVDeeV
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
8
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
|
show 6 more comments
It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited Mar 12 at 20:06
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answered Mar 12 at 14:53
DeeVDeeV
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
8
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
|
show 6 more comments
It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited Mar 12 at 20:06
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answered Mar 12 at 14:53
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited Mar 12 at 20:06
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
8
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
|
show 6 more comments
5
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
8
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
5
5
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 18:22
2
2
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
Mar 12 at 20:04
1
1
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
Mar 12 at 20:40
4
4
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
Mar 12 at 21:47
8
8
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
Actually most of the characters can't understand Groot for example.
– Bogdan Lozev
Mar 13 at 6:57
|
show 6 more comments
In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
answered Mar 12 at 18:51
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
6
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
1
@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
add a comment |
In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
answered Mar 12 at 18:51
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
6
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
1
@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
add a comment |
In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
answered Mar 12 at 18:51
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
6
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
1
@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
add a comment |
21
According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
6
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
1
@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
21
21
According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
Mar 12 at 19:22
2
2
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
This is similar to how language is handled in Star Wars - it's mostly handwaved away, but there are occasional language barriers - for example, Han, Rey, and possibly Yoda understand Chewbacca's language, most others don't.
– Robert Columbia
Mar 13 at 12:16
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@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
@RobertColumbia I can answer for SW! There is a fairly universal language spoken by most of the population of the galaxy - "Basic". That's what they are speaking when we hear English (or whatever language the movie is dubbed into). There are species and cultures who can't/won't speak basic, and those require a translator - enter protocol droids.
– Baldrickk
Mar 13 at 15:38
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@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
@RobertColumbia Obi-wan understood Chewie too (it's how he found the pilot to get them off Tatooine).
– Martin Bonner
2 days ago
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
Mar 12 at 14:53
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Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
Mar 12 at 20:35
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I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
Mar 12 at 21:57
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What part of "I am Groot" do you not understand?
– Kenneth K.
Mar 13 at 16:08
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If you pay close attention, they also never seem to use the bathroom.
– JonathanReez
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