Words are important when telling a story, and the structure of a sentence is even more important. The English language has changed drastically even over a short period of time, such as the last fifty years.
The type of novel we write dictates how we use the language. While still modern, when writing fantasy there are turns of phrase that give the feeling of ages gone by. By simply changing the syntax of a sentence we can bring that feeling into our writing. Modern language can give this feel just by changing the word order of a sentence, or by inserting punctuation in the right area.
An easy example of this is illustrated in a fragment. "...when they first came to this land." The positioning of two words can change the entire feel of the sentence. "...when first they came to this land." Simple things like this can further immerse the reader in your world, changing the way they view the language, and changing the tone of the entire paragraph in which it is seated.
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