Did people talk the same way we do today?

the evolution of common speech in America is very interesting to me. You can read newspaper articles and really old movie clips to see that people didn't use to talk like we do now.

I think its really neat to think about how people might have talked around the turn of the century. Their language was much more verbose and generally it seemed like vocabulary was much more extensive. You would think we would have better vocabulary these days with the proliferation of books and availability of information, but that simply isn't so.

If anyone talked today how they talked back then, we would think they were crazy. It is a fascinating endeavor though, I think. To me, it has its own rewards and satisfaction, even though I'm sure I will never get paid for talking like a turn-of-the-century aristocrat.

the evolution of common speech in America is very interesting to me. You can read newspaper articles and really old movie clips to see that people didn't use to talk like we do now.

I think its really neat to think about how people might have talked around the turn of the century. Their language was much more verbose and generally it seemed like vocabulary was much more extensive. You would think we would have better vocabulary these days with the proliferation of books and availability of information, but that simply isn't so.

If anyone talked today how they talked back then, we would think they were crazy. It is a fascinating endeavor though, I think. To me, it has its own rewards and satisfaction, even though I'm sure I will never get paid for talking like a turn-of-the-century aristocrat.