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by paleogizmo 2012 days ago
(Slightly) related: See Poirot-speak. Unlike Yoda-speak or Flanderization it's not a progression.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoirotSpeak
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paleogizmo 2012 days ago
EDIT: While TV Tropes is an amazing rabbit hole, the article of Poirot-speak surprisingly gets it wrong. The key of course is mispronouncing or getting wrong common English words or phrases while having no trouble with more complex or esoteric ones.
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jfengel 2012 days ago
Of course not. He's from Ellezelles. It's 30 miles from Flanders.
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