Language Skills: Finding the Balance Between Downton Abbey and Duck Dynasty
Comparing the way people communicated years ago – even in the first part of the 20th Century – with how we speak and write today, is like comparing Downton Abbey to Duck Dynasty.
I enjoy the PBS period drama for its round characters, historical context, literary allusions, and fantastic scene-writing. Maggie Smith’s aristocratic banter alone makes Downton Abbey worth watching. Duck Dynasty, on the other hand, about a family of Louisiana Continue reading