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#1

Is there a word for when an archaic word is used to sound formal even if it was used casually back then? E.g. informal pronouns in English are hardly used anymore (thee, thou, etc.) but when they are, they're used to sound sophisticated and high-class. Another example: Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then.

Anyway, is there a word for circumstances like that? If not, any Latin/Ancient Greek/Old French speakers out there to help me come up with a word for that?

Thanks :)

Is there a word for when an archaic word is used to sound formal even if it was used casually back then? E.g. informal pronouns in English are hardly used anymore (thee, thou, etc.) but when they are, they're used to sound sophisticated and high-class. Another example: Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then. Anyway, is there a word for circumstances like that? If not, any Latin/Ancient Greek/Old French speakers out there to help me come up with a word for that? Thanks :)
#2

@MantuaUnitedFC said in #1:

Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then.

Anyone old enough to remember Baroque-Poppe Daemon Hunters?

@MantuaUnitedFC said in #1: > Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then. Anyone old enough to remember Baroque-Poppe Daemon Hunters?
#3

@MantuaUnitedFC

Hmmm...

casualthenbutformalnow

I'm kidding, but something like enregister would come close I guess.

@MantuaUnitedFC Hmmm... casualthenbutformalnow I'm kidding, but something like enregister would come close I guess.
#4

@chesspanda6 said in #3:

@MantuaUnitedFC

Hmmm...

casualthenbutformalnow

I'm kidding, but something like enregister would come close I guess.

casthebuformnow?

@chesspanda6 said in #3: > @MantuaUnitedFC > > Hmmm... > > casualthenbutformalnow > > I'm kidding, but something like enregister would come close I guess. casthebuformnow?
#5

@MantuaUnitedFC said in #1:

Is there a word for when an archaic word is used to sound formal even if it was used casually back then? E.g. informal pronouns in English are hardly used anymore (thee, thou, etc.) but when they are, they're used to sound sophisticated and high-class. Another example: Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then.

Anyway, is there a word for circumstances like that? If not, any Latin/Ancient Greek/Old French speakers out there to help me come up with a word for that?

Thanks :)

Your name. (Jk)

@MantuaUnitedFC said in #1: > Is there a word for when an archaic word is used to sound formal even if it was used casually back then? E.g. informal pronouns in English are hardly used anymore (thee, thou, etc.) but when they are, they're used to sound sophisticated and high-class. Another example: Baroque music often reminds modern-day listeners of stuck up aristocratic society. Meanwhile, that's simply how music sounded back then. > > Anyway, is there a word for circumstances like that? If not, any Latin/Ancient Greek/Old French speakers out there to help me come up with a word for that? > > Thanks :) Your name. (Jk)
#7

I protest!

There's nothing highfalutin about Baroque music! Sure, there's a bit of ornamentation, but Vivaldi was a play-uh. And if you think J. S. Bach didn't know how to party, just count his offspring!

There were twenty! That's a "score" ! Which shows that Bach didn't just know how to write a score, he knew how to score, period!

I protest! There's nothing highfalutin about Baroque music! Sure, there's a bit of ornamentation, but Vivaldi was a play-uh. And if you think J. S. Bach didn't know how to party, just count his offspring! There were twenty! That's a "score" ! Which shows that Bach didn't just know how to write a score, he knew how to score, period!
#8

@Noflaps said in #7:

I protest!

There's nothing highfalutin about Baroque music! Sure, there's a bit of ornamentation, but Vivaldi was a play-uh. And if you think J. S. Bach didn't know how to party, just count his offspring!

There were twenty! That's a "score" ! Which shows that Bach didn't just know how to write a score, he knew how to score, period!

I agree with you, but I was just saying that to modern-day Americans it often sounds that way.

@Noflaps said in #7: > I protest! > > There's nothing highfalutin about Baroque music! Sure, there's a bit of ornamentation, but Vivaldi was a play-uh. And if you think J. S. Bach didn't know how to party, just count his offspring! > > There were twenty! That's a "score" ! Which shows that Bach didn't just know how to write a score, he knew how to score, period! I agree with you, but I was just saying that to modern-day Americans it often sounds that way.
#9

Actually, Americans aren't so bad.

And no, I don't want to hear anybody ask "do they taste like chicken?"

America has done a lot to help the world at times, even though American culture can sometimes be a bit head-scratching and not always to be applauded.

But ... watching a British football crowd or a Tour de France roadside group can sometimes make us wonder, too, even though there's little in life that is finer than British football or the Tour de France.

Actually, Americans aren't so bad. And no, I don't want to hear anybody ask "do they taste like chicken?" America has done a lot to help the world at times, even though American culture can sometimes be a bit head-scratching and not always to be applauded. But ... watching a British football crowd or a Tour de France roadside group can sometimes make us wonder, too, even though there's little in life that is finer than British football or the Tour de France.