Indeed, a King's speech

while watching The King's Speech, kevin picked up a few pronunciation differences that the royalties in England practice in their speech to distinguish them from common folk. such as controversial being pronounced con-tro-ver-see-al instead of the usual con-tro-ver-sh-el.

and to think it was so very important for the King to broadcast speeches to his ppl in a confident, convincing and charismatic manner, that ppl can feel his sincerity and commitment for the country even just through a speech heard off the radio.

the climax of the story was when England announced war against Germany (during the Hitler regime) and the King delivered a speech to give encouragement to the ppl of England to strengthen the spirits of the soldiers going to war, give comfort to their loved ones and to reassure his ppl that the government was thinking of the best interest of the ppl despite the war.

the language used was formal but still went as far as to reach into the bottom of the hearts of the English ppl. wow i was thinking that the writer of the King's speech deserved as much credit as the King for conjuring such an amazing speech -truly fit for a King.

one line that i loved was:

Lionel's wife: Would you care to stay for dinner, Your Majesty?

The Queen: Ah, would love to. Alas, we have a prior engagement. Pity. *disappointed-and-really-wished-i-could-join-u smile*

contrary to common folks who'd at most say: Oh no, so sorry but we're not free as we have other plans.

maybe Pn. June my f6 chem teacher might have responded saying she has a prior engagement. hehe. quite amazed by her classic use of language. :D fair enough.

this little exposure to royal lingo was very enlightening and engaging. oh, such politeness and civilization! i think the movie captured the scene in the early 20th century of England very well. very well indeed. :)