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    Billy Shears
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    This isn't a bug. It's simply VSO (Verb -> Object -> Subject) instead of the normal SVO (Subject -> Verb -> Object) that we speak daily. This isn't wrong, per se, it's simply a stylistic choice. Lots and lots of old or antiquated speaking styles are used throughout this game. One of the most famous being Urianger and his "must needs," as in, "We must needs reconstruct Titan from thine memories," which also is not a bug.

    There are others that I am sure will be able to talk more in-depth about when, if ever, this kind of speech was prominently used by English speakers in our real world. The only guess I would venture is medieval times, but I only get that from movies, not any actual historical knowledge. I can say with confidence that SVO, VSO and OSV are all currently in use in different languages around our globe. Some common examples would be English for SVO, Arabic for VSO and forms of Chinese for OSV.

    But, my point is, it's a valid form of fantasy dialogue, not a bug. Famously, Yoda speaks similarly, but he generally does OSV ("Patience you must have, young Padawan,"), and we wouldn't call his speech patterns a bug or mistake. It's just the way the creators wrote the dialogue.
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    Last edited by Breakbeat; 05-07-2022 at 08:55 AM. Reason: Clarity.