Speak up!

[Leanne]

...and also less adherent to the prosaic conversational tone of what I am assuming are efforts at modernism, influenced by spoken word"

Ah yes! I crave that bygone day
When words were formed by writ;
Those golden days where none fell sway
To horrid chat and chit.

First thought I had, on reading this,
was: that Ray H doth take the piss!