It’s the Americanisms which really jolt me from a medievalesq fantasy novel.

But there are a surprising number of words which seem timeless but are fairly modern; hello being one of them.

“A turd in your teeth!” is a medieval insult which should make a comeback.

I prefer fantasy to either make up their own or use very old insults.

But it all comes down to world building. A lot of ours stem from religion, old beliefs of the four humours, and the status of men and woman (i.e you insult a man’s strength and intelligence and a woman’s attractiveness and sexual activities). If you use such insults, you have to ensure the world building marries up.

I like it. That's the only way I've been able to get myself to accept every alien species in the history of the universe in every single sci-fi book, movie, and TV show (except the original BSG) counting years the same way we do.

Now leave or I shall taunt you a second time.

NO. Same with sci-fi
Looking at you "Starfleet Academy".

So, "I'll gag you with a spoon"?

I really enjoy when an author invents their own in-world slang and informality. BSG’s “Frak!” or Galaxy Quest’s “By Grabthar’s hammer” come to mind. For medieval slang, there’s nothing better than “I’ll cut your heart out with a spoon…!”

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I like the way A Knight's Tale incorporated modern rock music into the story, so, yeah, I think it can be done.