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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Ye Olde Englishe
Also known as Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe <-- TvTropes is king.
I had absolutely no intention of referring to actual Old English, note the ridiculously exaggerated pseudo-modern/old/something spelling
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Fair enough, but in a discussion like this where we are specifically discussing uses of archaic English, I honestly think it's helpful to use the correct names for things. You may have been joking, but I've encountered innumerable people who really do think that Shakespeare is "Old English".