/words/marols/comments Comments for the word 'Marols' http://www.wordnik.com/ /words/marols/comments zompist.com: 'Though <a href="/words/Syldavia">Syldavia</a> is in the Balkans, <a href="/words/Syldavian">Syldavian</a> forms are usually closer to Dutch than to German (cf. güdd, nietz, wertzragh above). Extratextually the reason is simple: when he needed foreign words, Hergé regularly used <a href="/words/Marols">Marols</a>, the Brussels Flemish dialect his grandmother spoke. (Another example is the Arabian city of Wadesdah— "What is that" in Marols; and see the Arumbaya in L'oreille cassée.)<br /><br />'Some readers conclude that Syldavian "is" Marols, but this is an exaggeration...' Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:43:50 -0800 /words/marols/comments