Interesting thing I noticed:

In the Chinese version of Total War Warhammer 3, while the game is mostly in modern vernacular, the Cathay dragons (who're ancient & fantasy-Sino) specifically speak in Classical Literary Chinese.
(note the shorter, often 4-word phrases of Miao Ying)

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Flashback Friday! Four-legged Fiber Factories Favor Films Featuring Frightening Fables filled with Foul Vernacular, Filthy Fornication, and Fun!

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We are proud to announce that we have officially submitted our language learning experience for Launchpad! In our demo, players are transported to a Japanese cat cafe inside

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Well, whenever there is an English name I do give it; I prefer it myself. I would much rather call a thing Bouncing Bet than Sapponaria officinalis; but when there is no name in the vernacular, our common speech, what am I to do? https://t.co/k5f2msudSa

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Brushfield St, Spitalfields by Roland Collins from EAST END VERNACULAR, ARTISTS WHO PAINTED LONDON'S EAST END STREETS IN THE 20TH C. now on sale at half price https://t.co/ZcvNB2pCGO

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I think I tweeted this last year, but one thing I really love about old SNK game translations is that the translator clearly knew some hip English slang & vernacular, despite the rest of the translation falling apart at the seams, giving us gems like

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Glittering star backgrounds, photos of cute kittens and rainbow gradients are derided as kitsch. In fact, this evolving vernacular, created by users for users, is the most important, beautiful and misunderstood language of new media.
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