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Sutapa Bhattacharya asked this question about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1):
Why was the Guide written in English? There is no mention of a Babel fish equivalent that translates written text. Also, how did Ford Prefect come to know that the Earth was going to be demolished?
IvanOpinion Maybe the Guide has a built in electronic equivalent to the Babel Fish. Or maybe Ford set it ready for Arthur. (It might have learned the language fro…moreMaybe the Guide has a built in electronic equivalent to the Babel Fish. Or maybe Ford set it ready for Arthur. (It might have learned the language from samples fed to it by Ford.)

I think Ford says he picked up news of the demolition on his Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic.(less)
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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