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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I don't mind fantasy series where they use more modern language (unless it is an alternate history or something). Even 'quixotic' would be okay for me in a fantasy novel. I mean, it is an imaginary world.
What does pull me out is the use of slang that will be dated in a couple of years.
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More modern language in a fantasy world doesn't bother me either, unless there's a word people in that setting should definitely not know (adrenaline in a medieval setting was one example; there are others). Characters having values and thoughts clearly not fitting for their level of civilization and not explainable by any other factor (like post-apocalyptic world, visiting aliens or whatever) bothers me far more. Even imaginary worlds must have some inner logic, at least for me. I don't much like total whimsy without any rules or logic.