Question : Choose two sentences from below that can serve as the main idea of part five. [音频] Why changing online language doesn’t matter 18 Since society as a whole has about as much control over language as it does over earthquakes, this is a moot point at best. “Culture has a way of evolving and that’s exactly what we’re experiencing with language,” says Parreira, who points out that the iOS spelling fix on the iPhone has improved of late. It also now offers to finish words as you type and arguably brings at least an illusion of accuracy. 19 Education will need to change, too. “It will become less of a priority to educate the youth in strict grammar usage, since the world will no longer expect it,” says Hammar. ‘Standard’ grammar is evolving, too, since digital shorthand and text-speak are now creeping into spoken language. 20 “We are now hearing people actually saying ‘sad face’ at the end of a sentence as in ‘The weekend was a disaster. Sad face’,” says Kermode, who asks if it will eventually be replaced by a new linguistic idea. “Yes, of course, it’s just that none of us know exactly what that will be yet ... quizzical face, winking smiley, rainbow.” [音频]
A.
Since society as a whole has about as much control over language as it does over earthquakes, this is a moot point at best.
B.
Culture has a way of evolving and that’s exactly what we’re experiencing with language .
C.
Education will need to change, too.
D.
‘Standard’ grammar is evolving, too, since digital shorthand and text-speak are now creeping into spoken language.
E.
It’s just that none of us know exactly what that will be yet.