Genevieve Plante answers “God's teeth! Isn't anyone else bothered by...”

Stacey asked this question about Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2):

God's teeth! Isn't anyone else bothered by how the inhabitants of London speak modern English? I mean sure, it's maybe a wee bit more formal than Diana's, but otherwise quite obviously not Elizabethan English. (Does Harkness not think we can handle it?)

Genevieve Plante Elizabethan English is way different than modern English, would have be a pain to read that many pages. You don't have to read that far back, just rea…moreElizabethan English is way different than modern English, would have be a pain to read that many pages. You don't have to read that far back, just read an Agatha Christie novel, specially the old one in the 30's and you'll have a plethora of expression and words that has different meaning today.

It's a fantasy novel, the main characters are a witch and a vampire so that everyone speaks modern English while they are time travelling doesn't bother me at all. (less)

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