Slovenly speech comes off the same spool. Vocabulary,
like blue jeans, is being drained of color and distinction. A
complete sentence in everyday speech is as rarely as a man’s 【M1】________
tie in the swank Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. People
communicate in the chopped-up phrases, relying on grunts and chants
of “you know” or “I mean” to cover up a damnable coherence. 【M2】________
Neatness should be no more important in language than it is in 【M3】________
dress. But spew and sprawl are taking over. English language 【M4】________
is one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world. In the midst of
accessible riches, we are linguistic paupers.
Violence in language has become almost as casual as
the possession of handguns. The curious notion has been taken 【M5】________
hold that emphasis in communication is impossible without
the incessant usage of four letter words. Some screenwriters 【M6】________
openly admit that they are careful to turn in scripts that are 【M7】________
devoid of foul language that the classification office impose 【M8】________
the curse of G (general) rating. Motion-picture exhibitors have a
strong preference for the R ( restricted ) rating, probably
on the theory of forbidding fruit. Hence writers and producers 【M9】________
have every incent to employ tasteless language and gory scenes. 【M10】________
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rarely→rare
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