The comparison of spoken language between Patrick Moore and Ant & Dec
The comparison of spoken language between Patrick Moore and Ant & Dec
Sir Patrick Moore was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter for the BBC. Moore was also a self-taught xylophone, glockenspiel player and pianist, as well as an accomplished composer. He was a former amateur cricketer, golfer and chess player. In addition to many popular science books, he wrote numerous works of fiction. By contrast Ant and Dec are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The duo first rose to fame as actors on the children's television show Byker Grove, during which and in their subsequent pop career they were respectively known as PJ & Duncan – the names of the characters they played on the show. Since then, they have had a very successful career as television presenters, presenting shows such as SMTV Live, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, PokerFace, Push the Button, Britain's Got Talent, Red or Black?, and Text Santa.
Patrick Moore was an 89 year old male TV presenter who used a didactic style to attract an audience. He was most popular in the 1950’s when he was the presenter of ‘The sky at night’ which was the longest running solo presenting TV show in the world. Patrick's target audience was a specific group of young adults who were interested in astronomy. As this is such a niche target audience, this shows how popular Patrick Moore was presenting as the show ran for nearly 56 years with him as the same permanent presenter. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle made him a popular and instantly recognizable figure on British television. He uses language in an educational teaching style and looks right into the camera so you feel you are having a one on one tutoring session and feel as if Patrick has your full attention. He uses Received
Sir Patrick Moore was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter for the BBC. Moore was also a self-taught xylophone, glockenspiel player and pianist, as well as an accomplished composer. He was a former amateur cricketer, golfer and chess player. In addition to many popular science books, he wrote numerous works of fiction. By contrast Ant and Dec are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The duo first rose to fame as actors on the children's television show Byker Grove, during which and in their subsequent pop career they were respectively known as PJ & Duncan – the names of the characters they played on the show. Since then, they have had a very successful career as television presenters, presenting shows such as SMTV Live, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, PokerFace, Push the Button, Britain's Got Talent, Red or Black?, and Text Santa.
Patrick Moore was an 89 year old male TV presenter who used a didactic style to attract an audience. He was most popular in the 1950’s when he was the presenter of ‘The sky at night’ which was the longest running solo presenting TV show in the world. Patrick's target audience was a specific group of young adults who were interested in astronomy. As this is such a niche target audience, this shows how popular Patrick Moore was presenting as the show ran for nearly 56 years with him as the same permanent presenter. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle made him a popular and instantly recognizable figure on British television. He uses language in an educational teaching style and looks right into the camera so you feel you are having a one on one tutoring session and feel as if Patrick has your full attention. He uses Received