We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.
“A lot of people are tired around here, but I'm not sure they're ready to lie down, stretch out and fall asleep.”
“And some people, you've got to lock up. If you don't, they're going to hurt you.”