Important
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In case we didn't get it, Dayter is dressed in a snakeskin jacket and digital eyepatch, and Meriwether talks to him in the somewhat stilted, poetic, dramatic tones of a Metal Gear character giving an important speech, only addressing him by his full name.
Source: Celebrity Paradox / Video Games - Specifically the original voice acting was done in an intentionally slow and stilted matter since the English versions of the game did not have subtitles and lead developer Shinji Mikami said that he did not want players to miss out on important clues during cutscenes.
Source: Dueling Dubs -
Fringe has an interesting variation in the form of The Observers, strange hairless men in black suits and hats, who exist outside of normal time, have been present at virtually every important historical event, and speak with an odd, stilted inflection.
Source: The Men in Black
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