From what I heard. Flora Colossus's can only say a specific phrase when they get older because of their voice box hardening. If baby Groot is young enough to not have his voice box hardened, why does he still say the only phrase we all have heard?
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In the Marvel Comics series "Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord," Groot is introduced and speaks normally. However, in "Annihilation: Conquest," which is the mini-series immediately following "Starlord," he only says the phrase "I am Groot" repeatedly. This continues through to "Guardians of the Galaxy."  The "Starlord" mini-series was written by Keith Giffen, whereas "Annihilation: Conquest" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" were written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Was this simply something that was changed between writers? Is it ever explained why Groot went from speaking normally to only saying "I am Groot"?
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Yoda's unique speech consisting of reversed grammar is iconic.  Is there any reason he has adopted this speech pattern?  All other alien species encountered seem to have no trouble speaking normally. Why does Yoda speak in this way?
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Obviously, spells in Harry Potter can be cast nonverbally as well as verbally.  In the first year Charms class, they haven't gotten up to nonverbal spells yet.  But as they are trying to cast Wingardium Leviosa, Hermione tells Ron that the reason he can't cast the spell is because he's pronouncing it incorrectly.  If the spell can be cast nonverbally, and therefore with no pronunciation at all, why should pronunciation matter for the verbal spell?  If you can cast spells by only thinking something, why does the pronunciation matter if you talk while you think it?
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, it was asked, why did Hermione whisper Levicorpus, instead of using it non-verbally. This is in the scene in The Deathly Hallows, where the trio are in the Lestrange Vault, trying to steal Helga Hufflepuff's cup. Harry couldn't reach the cup, so Hermione used the Levicorpus spell.  However, as shown when Harry first used that spell on Ron, and when James used it on Snape, that this particular spell lifts up the target by his ankle. Which would obviously cause the target to swing completely upside down if he is standing up. That's why James used it to embarrass Snape. Of course, then you'd have the difficulties of being upside down.   In the Lestrange Vault, Griphook warned the trio that Geminio and Flagrante curses had been added to everything, so the treasures would burn and multiply if touched. Ron demonstrated this by touching a cup. So subsequently, everyone avoided touching anything as far as possible. Now, Hermione knew that the effect of Levicorpus is to hoist the target up by his ankle, and at the same time, swinging him upside down. As shown in the book, Harry actually did hit something after being yanked up.  So out of all the spells, why did she use Levicorpus, and risk Harry hitting more things? She certainly could have used another spell, like Wingardium Leviosa. After all, she had mastered the spell before anyone else in their class. And it would definitely have given her more control of where Harry would move, so he wouldn't have hit anything. Why use Levicorpus and not Wingardium Leviosa?
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I've been wondering that for a long time. And if it is rude, then why does everyone say commands/imperatives without saying please? I personally phrase them into questions, or say "you have to","you need to","you can't"...and such. Does anyone else do that? Just me? I feel like everyone is bossy but me lol.  Also, I was wondering if saying "come on" is rude. It sounds mean or just negative when people do. Also when people say "let me" it also sounds mean-ish because it sounds like you are commanding permission from someone without them having any say.
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Anakin Skywalker was about nine years old (see script link, below) during "The Phantom Menace". Yet according to various people, he was too old (or even "far too old") to begin training as a Jedi:   QUI-GON: "I'm afraid not. Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him early, and he would have become Jedi, no doubt...he has the way. But it's too late for him now, he's too old." OBI-WAN: "The boy will not pass the Council's tests, Master, and you know it. He is far too old." MACE WINDU: "He is too old. There is already too much anger in him." and even ANAKIN himself: "I'm with Qui-Gon...but...they're not going to let me be a Jedi. I'm too old."   All quotes above from .  However, during "The Empire Strikes Back" Yoda gives Luke's age (18 in chapter IV according to the ) as the reason to deny him training only after first saying that Luke is:   too impatient too angry not ready is unfocused ("Never his mind on where he was") and reckless   All from .  I would have thought that, if at 9 Anakin was too old, Yoda would have seen Luke at 18+ and started off by saying, "No chance, he has".  So, what is the age to begin Jedi training?
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Voldemort has gained "immortality" via his horcruxes, but was his body immortal to age? Looking at all the questions about Voldemort and his horcruxes what was his plan to keep his body alive. We know his first Horcux was created at age 16, yet we see him age still so it seems like eventually his body would die of old age and his soul would be left in the half dead state he was in after his spell rebounded off Harry. What was his plan here, why would he not want something such as the elixir of life to keep his vitality?     While the Elixir of Life does indeed extend life, it must be drunk regularly, for all eternity, if the drinker is to maintain his immortality. Therefore, Voldemort would be entirely dependent on the Elixir, and if it ran out, or was contaminated, or if the Stone was stolen, he would die just like any other man. Thereafter, I am convinced, he intended to continue to rely on his Horcruxes: he would need nothing more, if only he could regain a human form. He was already immortal, you see ... or as close to immortal as any man can be.' (Albus Dumbledore)   Horcruxes seem to fail at something important, keeping you alive, they stop you from dying truly yes, but they don't keep you alive. Harry is shown over and over again to be able to beat better wizards because hes has faster reflexes both because of youth and his genetics, but presumably by 50 harry will not be as fast as his 16 year old self even considering their longer life expectancy. Why operate in a body of a 50 year old?
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The  spell states, in part, that:  You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range.  The spell also requires a Verbal component. When I cast the command spell, is the &quot;one-word command&quot; the only verbal component?
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In the first 30 minutes of Star Wars IV, Leia has a pseudo-British accent.  As the movie progresses she loses her accent and gets a more American-tough girl accent.  Is there a reason behind this?
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Rock Gnomes possess the capability to produce small devices such as the "Clockwork Toy", "Fire Starter" and "Music Box". The book specifically states that they produce sound. My expectation on how I would personally use this is as a distraction. So from how far away are these devices Audible?
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In Return of the Jedi, Luke asks Leia if she has any memories of her real mother.     Luke: Leia, do you remember your mother, your real mother?      Leia: Just a little bit. She died when I was very young.      Luke: What do you remember?      Leia: Just images really, feelings.      Luke: Tell me.      Leia: She was, very beautiful, kind, but sad. Why are you asking me this?      Luke: I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her.   How is this possible? In Episode III, Padme dies soon after giving birth to Luke and Leia. Would this be considered a plot-hole?
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In Age Of Ultron we witnessed Hulk lose a tooth.   My question is: Has Bruce Banner lost a tooth as well?
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In all the Star Wars movies, R2D2 just boops and beeps his way around. And everyone understands him perfectly, though he is obviously not speaking Basic.  How do people understand him - is there like an astromech language? If so, then would one have to learn it, or is it comprised of feelings and emotions (expressed in beeps), essentially making a tonal language?  If I may be permitted to use an example from the prequels without too many lynch mobs forming, Anakin Skywalker converses frequently with Artoo while in the Naboo fighter, but he couldn't have had much schooling at the age of eleven, especially because he was a slave.  So how would people, Anakin especially, be able to understand astromechs?
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Based upon , J.K. Rowlings has apparently stated "You cannot destroy Dementors, though you can limit their numbers if you eradicate the conditions in which they multiply, ie, despair and degradation."  Does this mean that the number of Dementors is always either increasing or remaining the same?  If they cannot be destroyed, does that mean they are immortal?  Or do they die of "natural causes"?
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Along the lines of the discussion (poll) on , what is the policy for them in chat?  In my mind, there is a very large difference between proper SE site content (posts and comments) and chat.  Chat far more fluid than the "fixed content" of the site, and the occasional expletive here and there rapidly fades into the past.  True, there's a transcript for chat, but one needs to go reaching into the past.  Also, just to be explicit, I'm simply talking about vocabulary, not intent or context.  Saying "F*** these g**d*** if statements" is wholly apart from "Abc's mother looks like a coprolite"  This is part of the   , where people in different rooms see a flagged message containing profanity, and without context reach far too easily for the "valid" button.  If we don't care so much about the language as the idea, that would go a long way (people could instead click "not sure", not that they would, but that's another matter).
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Giving citrus fruit to a baby that is just starting on solids is discouraged on several places online, however i cannot find any solid reasoning behind this advice.  Has there been any scientific research on this, or is it an (often repeated) old wives tale?   I ask because my 6 month old son loves mandarines.
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When R2-D2 and BB-8 converse in The Force Awakens for example, is there any written record of what the two characters were saying to each other?  I mean actual dialog, if it exists, and not something like ”BB-8 beeps excitedly”.