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* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'': Ash's Froakie uses a fair amount of older idioms in his (translated) speech during his brief appearances, such as referring to Professor Oak as "venerable". Also, when [[spoiler:Anabel]] encounters the original Raikou, who speaks to her via {{Telepathy}}, he's shown using a dialect from an older period, which in this case it's justified by him being TheAgeless.

-->'''Daring Do:''' [[NoYou No,]] ''[[NoYou your]]'' face is a stupid!

* Due to its isolation, the Korean used in UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is basically the Korean equivalent of this. North Korean standard language is standard Korean used before the end of WWII with accents and grammatical elements from the native Pyongyang dialect. The language as it is used in the South has changed dramatically thanks to foreign loanwords (mainly English and Japanese) and the internet. Meanwhile, the language as it is used in the North has been practically locked away in a time capsule and the North Korean government prohibits the use of foreign loanwords (meaning local equivalents have to be created) and if foreign words are to be used, they are often ''Russian-colored'' in terms of syllable clusters and vowel selections. This, in combination with (from the South Korean perspective) archaic spelling and a nigh-incomprehensible accent, means that North Koreans and South Koreans have difficulty understanding each other, to the point where South Korean TV channels have to subtitle North Koreans when they're shown speaking and even a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym3HnjBxPsw&app=desktop a literal translator app has been created]].
** The remaining Korean dialects used in Central Asia[[note]]Koreans historically lived in the Russian Far East until Stalin deported them[[/note]] are known to have features of 19th century Korean.

-->"Come on, fellows! To the arcade!"

'''Kaiba:''' [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney My affluence makes a nonsense of the regulations!]]

* ''Manga/{{Ooku}}'' switches to this trope from YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe around the time the story enters the eighteenth century, in an attempt to translate the painstakingly formal court language of the Edo court at the time (which nonetheless used more modern forms of talking and adress).

''[Thor actually smiles slightly]''

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', everyone except Vaan and Penelo indulges in this at least a little. (It seems to be a class marker; minor NPCs from humble backgrounds tend to speak in a more modern and informal way as well.)

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', everyone except Vaan and Penelo indulges in this at least a little.

* Second-language speakers tend to sound this way to natives due to second-language learners being taught more formal varieties of the language in language classes. This is probably for the better, given that incorrect use of foreign slang can lead to [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch international incidents]].

* Second-language speakers tend to sound this way to natives due to second-language learners being taught more formal varieties of the language in language classes.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the setting takes place in Japan's Taisho Period, which is set in 1912 onwards, most human and demon characters aren't overly polite but a really powerful demon, Kokushibo, was a human from, at the very least, 300 years prior the current setting and with that he speaks in extremely antiquated Japanese, how much of that is translated into English varies within fan translation efforts, the official Viz Media translation puts a little more effort in adapting Kokushibo's manner of speaking from time to time.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''

££ * Helion and Phaethon (and others) in Creator/JohnCWright's ''Literature/TheGoldenOecumene'' speak in this manner.

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* Standard dialects may be perceived this way by speakers of [[RichLanguagePoorLanguage a dialect associated with lower social classes]] and lower-class people who do use it may be perceived as {{Category Traitor}}s by those who choose to speak the less prestigous dialect.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the setting takes place in Japan’s Taisho Period, which is set in 1912 onwards, most human and demon characters aren’t overly polite but a really powerful demon, Kokushibo, was a human from, at the very least, 300 years prior the current setting and with that he speaks in extremely antiquated Japanese, how much of that is translated into English varies within fan translation efforts, the official Viz Media translation puts a little more effort in adapting Kokushibo’s manner of speaking from time to time.
* In the English version of the ''Manga/DragonBall'' manga, the reincarnated Piccolo’s prose is so formal and theatrical that it has the added benefit of making him seem WickedCultured. In the original Japanese, he also speaks in a refined manner, but not nearly as much as the Viz translation would imply.[[note]]By the time he makes it to Namek, however, his speech patterns are written to be a little more casual.[[/note]]

* In the original German version of ''Literature/DragonRider'', non-human characters never call anyone Sie (the usual polite form of ‘you’), preferring to address even a superior with either the familiar ‘du’ or the archaic, ultra-deferential ‘Ihr’. This is the plural of ‘du’, and, used to address a single person, is the second-person equivalent of a king referring to himself as ‘We’, and is never used in modern German outside of fiction. However, bearing in mind that many fantastic beings are either hundreds of years old or have not had much contact with humans since the Middle Ages, it is understandable that their speech patterns are different from ours. Generally, tyrants like Nettlebrand and Kraa expect to be addressed as ‘Ihr’, while more easy-going leaders like Shrii prefer ‘du’. However, fantastic beings who have previously served a despot may feel more comfortable addressing anyone they see as an authority figure as ‘Ihr’. Twigleg still calls Ben ‘Ihr’ even when they have been close friends for several years, and in spite of the fact that he is Ben’s teacher.

A lot of clichés surround the English language as it was used in the 18th and 19th centuries: a tendency not to shorten or abbreviate words (except some words like “mustn’t” that are ironically ''not'' typically abbreviated today); an abundance of hyphens (not only for compound words, but even for words with more clearly defined prefixes or suffixes); a fondness for now-outmoded typographical conventions such as the long ''s'' (ſ); and, of course, a love of SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and PurpleProse.

* Creator/JackVance is noted for his highly eloquent style, somewhat reminiscent of that of Creator/JamesBranchCabell.

* The ''Literature/KhaavrenRomances'' are written in stylistic homage to Creator/AlexandreDumas.

* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is gently dusted with archaic words.
* ''Webcomic/{{Wondermark}}'' creator David Malki! is fond of writing parodic Victorian novels.

* Helion and Phaethon (and others) in Creator/JohnCWright's ''Literature/TheGoldenOecumene'' speak in this manner.
* Some of Emma Donoghue's novels (e.g. ''Slammerkin'', ''Life Mask'') use this style, fitting their Georgian-Era setting.

* The main character of ''Literature/TheFullMatilda'' speaks (and writes) in this style.
* ''Literature/DarknessVisible'', being a SciFi novel set in Victorian times, naturally indulges in this trope.
* In ''Literature/GemmaDoyle'', a GaslampFantasy, the characters speak in Victorian language.

* Members of the V.F.D. in ''Literature/LemonySnicketTheUnauthorizedAutobiography'' speak in this style.

* ''ComicBook/WillEisnersWonderMan'': This comic book in general uses various terms unused today in comparision even with other released works during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks.