The writer writes Armstrong & Miller to entertain the audience. The two World War 1 men are dressed in uniform and should use standard English, as well as put on a English accent. However this is not the case, as the pair of men use slang and the English of today. Words such as 'homeboy' and 'whatever' creep up in that clip. The writer has written the play to show that the worlds from before have now changed in a way that makes the old standard English look boring and long.
The dramatic over pronunciation of the words were intended to be that way for exaggerating the language used today on top of the appearance of a hundred years ago. There is a lot of repetition in this scene making the point of 'Chalky's a spy' come across. It also appeals to the watcher as when normal people hear gossip or news they tend to question it over and over again, thus the writer is using pragmatics to write about something that the audience will know about.
'I swear down' is a short complex sentence used to entertain the audience. But also giving us the clear message of how we use ridiculous terms like it. Verbs are used like 'Nicking' to explain what one person is doing. Abbreviations and use of personal pronouns makes it appeal to the viewer. Abbreviations make the older men seem younger at heart. Addressing the character and telling the audience how they feel will give us an idea of how they could act and how the writer has used this to relate to our everyday lives.
Gemma Lucas
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