Language

By the late 22nd Century, when The Red Knight set off on its fateful voyage, the English language had evolved from what we use today (in the early 21st Century), particularly in the area of cursing.

Most offensive terms that were common in the 21st Century have now been replaced by variations of the word "smeg", such as "smegging", "smegger", "smeg-head", "smeg-for-brains" "smegwit", "smegwad" etc.

Smeg has become a universal expletive for everyday use.

Sometimes, however, terms such as "gimboid" and "goit" seem more appropriate to the situation (both being derivations of a term for a "stupid person" or "male genitalia").

Also, much to the amazement of many people (particularly the descendants of 19th Century Polish ophthalmologist Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof), the constructed international auxiliary language of Esperanto has made a comeback.

This is thanks to its adoption as the semi-official language of the Space Corps, which its officers are expected (but not required) to learn.

Most of the Jupiter Mining Corporation mining ship Red Knight (La Ruĝa Kavaliro) is labelled in both English and Esperanto, for example Levels (the correct JMC jargon for the ship's decks) are also labelled as "Nivelos"; the Xpress Lifts are also labelled as "Kspress Liftoj"; the Botanical gardens are also called "Botaniko ĝardenoj"; and the Observation Dome is also labelled "Observad Kupola".

This also means William Shatner's 1965 horror movie Incubus (the first to filmed completely in Esperanto) gets frequent airings in The Red Knight's main cinema, as per JMC statutes.