How Accurate was the Language in the 2010 Version of True Grit?

How accurate was the language in the 2010 version of True Grit? Scott Bachtold Hudson, Illinois You’re probably referring to the fact that many of the characters don’t use contractions in their speech. The movie’s dialogue is pretty true to the language used by author Charles Portis in the novel, but people during the frontier period often used contractions, especially in informal speech. There’s little doubt that language in this version of True Grit sounds archaic, as if it came fr