Talk:Luna Eclipsed/@comment-24.54.109.139-20111027220345/@comment-206.248.177.68-20111028011451

Another fan theory incoming: Even before Luna's banishment, the language as spoken by the "commoners" had already evolved to a mostly-modern form. The Traditional Royal Canterlot Voice was *exactly* that - the voice used by the royals of Canterlot because of tradition. Ponies outside of Canterlot and maybe even the lower classes within Canterlot were already speaking in a way we'd consider "normal". This not only explains Discord, but also Nightmare Moon. When she turned against her sister she consciously chose to abandon Canterlot tradition and speak as the common ponies did as a sign of defiance against her sister's rule.