he is a monarch of the seas

Posted by Donovan from ool-4352b5f0.dyn.optonline.net (67.82.181.240) on Wednesday, October 09, 2002 at 11:02pm :

In Reply to: Viewer mail... posted by Micah [indyfan.com] on Wednesday, October 09, 2002 at 9:45am :

I definitely think Sallah did not know Indy's full name, especially in light of the very end of the movie when he finally asks Henry Sr. what 'junior' means and then seems incredulous that Indy took the family dog's name.

Also in some of Sallah's other lines he tends to say things in a very strange manner, like "my friends, I am so glad you are not dead" or, well, at least the way he says it makes it sound a little odd...

I had never noticed that before, now I have to go back and listen...

: I received this message from Joey:

: > In the Last Crusade when Indy is on the tank with his dad. Sallah comes
: > along on a horse and shouts to Henry "Jump to me, FATHER OF INDY".
: > Why does he call Henry Jones "Father of Indy" when hes known the Jones
: > family for ages???

: I have a couple theories, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.

: 1. Non-native English speakers tend to use more formal grammar than native speakers.

: 2. Sallah may not even know Indy's full name, and I'm not sure if the question is correct that Sallah has known Henry Jones, Sr. before this adventure.

: 3. In times of crisis, people say odd things.

: Your thoughts?

: --Micah

Follow Ups: Well.... - IndyCoil 2:56am 10/11/2002 He also tips his fez..... - Jimmie 2:16pm 10/10/2002 Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: ( default ) Subject: Message: : I definitely think Sallah did not know Indy's full name, especially in light of the very end of the movie when he finally asks Henry Sr. what 'junior' means and then seems incredulous that Indy took the family dog's name. : Also in some of Sallah's other lines he tends to say things in a very strange manner, like "my friends, I am so glad you are not dead" or, well, at least the way he says it makes it sound a little odd... : I had never noticed that before, now I have to go back and listen... : : : I received this message from Joey: : : > In the Last Crusade when Indy is on the tank with his dad. Sallah comes : : > along on a horse and shouts to Henry "Jump to me, FATHER OF INDY". : : > Why does he call Henry Jones "Father of Indy" when hes known the Jones : : > family for ages??? : : I have a couple theories, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. : : 1. Non-native English speakers tend to use more formal grammar than native speakers. : : 2. Sallah may not even know Indy's full name, and I'm not sure if the question is correct that Sallah has known Henry Jones, Sr. before this adventure. : : 3. In times of crisis, people say odd things. : : Your thoughts? : : --Micah Optional Link ( default ) URL: Title: Optional Image Link ( default ) URL: This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com