So I'm listening to Dracula on audiobook, and Van Helsing drives me insane.

By skyValley

A lot of his dialogue comes out in this kind of rapid-fire, oddly worded English where I’m not sure what he’s saying unless I stop and rewind for a second. The first time he’s introduced is the worst part, because he delivers this long line that feels impossible to parse on the fly. Like, is he meant to be funny? Or is it just that super old 19th-century way of phrasing that doesn’t land anymore? It honestly makes it hard to tell, and the whole thing reminds me of trying to listen to Yoda talk like Shakespeare—completely mixed signals.