Speaking in "faux old English" [Poll]
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MoogleEmpMog
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Never.
Modern British accents of various types, particularly English, are what I do best, so most NPCs have them (which sets them apart, as I'm GMing in the US). I mix in other types of accents, but none of this Ye Wee Olde Shoppe O' Horrors business.
I do, however, use somewhat archaic (probably more Victorian than earlier) constructions, phrases and words in normal speech, so that probably carries over to the game.
Modern British accents of various types, particularly English, are what I do best, so most NPCs have them (which sets them apart, as I'm GMing in the US). I mix in other types of accents, but none of this Ye Wee Olde Shoppe O' Horrors business.
I do, however, use somewhat archaic (probably more Victorian than earlier) constructions, phrases and words in normal speech, so that probably carries over to the game.
Kae'Yoss
First Post
Since my players aren't very fluent in any English, whether it's real new or faux old, I severely limit my use of english to the rules part of the game.
I do sometimes use proper High German, though. Since it's harder for me to speak High German than it is to speak English, I hardly ever use that, either
I do sometimes use proper High German, though. Since it's harder for me to speak High German than it is to speak English, I hardly ever use that, either
GrumpyOldMan
First Post
As TranceJeremy correctly said, the use of ‘ye’ for ‘the’ is a modern mispronunciation. In any case, I recall it only goes back to the days of the printing press. There were several symbols used for printing, one which looked a lot like a Y (but wasn’t), was used instead of ‘th’ to represent the ‘th’ sound as one symbol (not a bad idea, actually).
So if you want to pronounce ‘Ye olde toye shoppe’ correctly, you should say ‘the old toy shop,’ boring, but true.
Oh, and anyone who begins a sentence ‘prithee sirrah,’ in a rpg is a complete Berkshire hunt.
So if you want to pronounce ‘Ye olde toye shoppe’ correctly, you should say ‘the old toy shop,’ boring, but true.
Oh, and anyone who begins a sentence ‘prithee sirrah,’ in a rpg is a complete Berkshire hunt.
Buttercup
Princess of Florin
edbonny said:
Thank you. My inner pedant was rattling the bars of its cage over this one.
Old English is what Beowulf was written in.
Middle English is the language of Chaucer.
Shakespeare is actually considered modern English.
But to answer the question, no. I don't sprinkle my in-game conversation with goofy-ass psuedo archaic language.
--Pouty & Pedantic Buttercup
Gold Roger
First Post
I actually prefer modern anarchronistic english for my gaming (somehow makes it the easier for me).
Now, I'm a german living in germany, so that's a pretty moot point most of the time. I doubt I could make my group game in english, so in face to face games our english use is restricted to game terms and names.
I hardly ever use accents in german or english and if I do then just to differenciate the characters education.
I use neither faux old english, nor faux old german. It's annoying to hell and pretentious.
Now, I'm a german living in germany, so that's a pretty moot point most of the time. I doubt I could make my group game in english, so in face to face games our english use is restricted to game terms and names.
I hardly ever use accents in german or english and if I do then just to differenciate the characters education.
I use neither faux old english, nor faux old german. It's annoying to hell and pretentious.
LizardWizard
Explorer
As I'm a Russian playing in Russian, I should have voted "other", but I've voted "frequently".
That's because I often use words, expressions and entire phrases borrowed from Old Church Slavic, which is a stylistic equivalent of Ye Aulde Englishe.
That's because I often use words, expressions and entire phrases borrowed from Old Church Slavic, which is a stylistic equivalent of Ye Aulde Englishe.
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
No, never. I find it silly, especially when someone says "aye" instead of yes. It can also be grating when the person using it does so inconsistently. A good example would be how Elminster speaks in some of Ed Greenwood's old FR articles in Dragon.
shilsen
Adventurer
Gold Roger said:
Same here, except that I don't think modern English is at all anachronistic. Characters aren't speaking English anyway, leave alone Elizabethan English (unless one is playing Renaissance England d20, of course) or Middle English (again, only in Canterbury Tales d20). And they're not in an authentically medieval or renaissance setting from Earth. So the question of anachronism doesn't really come in. IMNSHO, of course.
