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On the first point, I concede. Upon watching relevant scenes in question, you’re right about her not using the royal “we”.
On the second point, um, that’s sort of what I was saying about Nightmare speaking in what was “commoner” for her time. The only thing I don’t get is, (my understanding of what you said is that archaic commoner = royal because Celestia wanted to cut class castes, correct me if I’m wrong) how did modern come about? If that’s what you are saying, I think my differing of royal versus archaic commoner = modern with Nightmare purposely speaking in “commoner” makes more sense because of the explanation I gave.
At what point does Nightmare Moon use the royal “we”?
An easy interpretation: what to us is “archaic” language versus “modern” language, to them is “royal” language versus “common” language.
Being royal, in their case, would also be archaic, because Celestia wanted to shrink the class distinction, but both modes of speech would be familiar to someone from a thousand years past.
My personal headcanon about how Nightmare talked is sorta like this:
A sample of old English (Beowulf, source): Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum
The Royal Canterlot Voice alludes to early modern English.
Maybe, but they could throw some archaics it would be much cooler don’t you think ;p
She never really archaic, it was more shakespearean.
Erm but she talked like that, she used we and rest of archaics.
Shew didn’t talk like that in Friendship is Magic 1&2, so what’s your point?
But royal canterlot voice is just loud, I talk about archaic words
Hold it. Luna clearly says in Luna eclipse that the Royal canterlot voice was used when addressing subjects.