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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