But the thing is...in Victorian and Edwardian times, most Brits had good vocabularies.
Look at the entertainment ( Gilbert & Sullivan operettas ), books...even books written for children and tweens...the vocabulary used was great! Which is one reason WHY i have always preferred these books for children.
And actually, it was also true in many places in America as well.
I love how he sounds like he’s wrapping up ... then, ad libs so many more wonderful points/polcies....MAGA, dear RPOTUS!!
It’s the Ghettoization of our culture that did this.
But shhhh… we’re not supposed to say it, think it, recognize it…
Even Dickens and someone like C.s. Forester had tremendous vocabulary in their works