I'm giggling a little at the thought that the older-styled English sounds "British" -as if modern Britons are tossing about "ye" and "thine" in conversation :-]
I've enjoyed the discussion! I think there is partly an effort in many fantasy games to make the language sound pre-modern through the use of some older forms and words, and this combines in FF with an attempt to capture the concept of an older, more formal tone through old language!
That said, I find it pretty silly that "thee" is being used to try to make the language sound more polite. The plural "you" was the more polite and formal way of saying the singular "thou", and that's why it eventually ate "thou" and replaced it! That it now sounds more formal to some ears.. is a precious irony! ^_^
I've enjoyed the discussion! I think there is partly an effort in many fantasy games to make the language sound pre-modern through the use of some older forms and words, and this combines in FF with an attempt to capture the concept of an older, more formal tone through old language!
That said, I find it pretty silly that "thee" is being used to try to make the language sound more polite. The plural "you" was the more polite and formal way of saying the singular "thou", and that's why it eventually ate "thou" and replaced it! That it now sounds more formal to some ears.. is a precious irony! ^_^
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