It is like being on a tightrope! You don't want the language to be too stilted but I didn't use contractions to make the dialogue sound more late 1820s. Try and remember what is strange or cool to us, may have been ordinary to the characters and what was incredible to them, normal now. #ukteenchat 
Great tips, thank you 😊 I imagine it's hard finding that balance with the dialogue being true to the characters but accessible for a modern audience #ukteenchat