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* In [[Gemma Doyle]], a [[Gaslamp Fantasy]], they talk... well, like normal Victorians did back then.
* As they take place during that period of history when Napoleon Bonaparte was Master of the Continent and an enemy to all Englishmen, the adventures of Captain William Laurence and his faithful, eponymous draconic companion [[Temeraire]] are naturally composed in the language of their day. It is a not-uncommon observation by a certain class of reader these volumes of fiction resemble the potential result of the combined efforts of authoresses [[Jane Austen]] and [[Anne McCaffrey]]—after a thrilling round of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
* The noble members of the unfathomable, formerly united organization V.F.D. are upheld in ''[[
* Not seen in the tomes entitled ''[[Brother Cadfael]]'', where the language is not altered to be antiquated.
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* It requires the intense coöperation and stylistic haderdashery to keep the diäcritic marks half as poëtical as they are in a certain New Amsterdam [[The New Yorker|periodical]].
== Desk-and-table-top based Amusements
* The [[Tabletop Games|free-form acting multi-player amusement]] ''[[Spirit of the Century]]'' employs such diction throughout its publication, and further encourages the usage of said diction amongst those choosing to perform said free-form acting.
* ''[[Planescape]]'' has planar cant, a construct of Shakespearean English with a few unique terms for fantasy stuff. [http://www.mimir.net/cant/cant2.html Here is a list].
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