[ SECRET POST #2085 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2085 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You're on the right track but you said it in the most pretentious way possible. It's a two part thing: 1) the US has never been a monarchy or a feudalistic society; and 2) BrE sounds older to Americans than AmE.

The US came into existence when monarchies and feudalism were on the decline or had already died out in Europe. So, in the context of American history, monarchies are a sign of outdated, pre-modern governments.

Most fantasy is based in a pseudo-Early or High Middle Ages, centuries before even Middle English came into existence. So, while Modern BrE sounds a bit off, AmE sounds even stranger, though neither existed in that time period. BrE sounds antiquated to most Americans and is fairly understandable, so it sounds more appropriate.

It's not about disconnection- it's about what feudalism, monarchies, and BrE accents mean to Americans. (Please don't try to argue that Modern BrE is the exact same language as what was spoken in the Early Middle Ages, thereby making it much more appropriate because Modern BrE and Modern AmE come from the same roots and many dialects are roughly the same age.)