The proliferation of colloquialisms is degrading the English language. A phrase such as she was like, "no way!" you know?—a meaningless collection of English words just a few decades ago—is commonly understood by most today to mean she was doubtful. No language can admit imprecise word usage on a large scale without a corresponding decrease in quality.
The argument relies on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Colloquialisms always evolve out of a meaningless collection of words.
(B) The colloquialisms appearing in the English language introduce imprecision into the language on what would be considered a large scale.
(C) The Russian, French, and German languages cannot admit imprecise word usage on a large scale without an inevitable decrease in the quality of those languages.
(D) The English language would not be degraded if there did not exist an alternative informal way to express the sentiment "she was doubtful."
(E) The widespread use of colloquialisms represents the most serious form of language degradation.
OA B
The argument relies on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Colloquialisms always evolve out of a meaningless collection of words.
(B) The colloquialisms appearing in the English language introduce imprecision into the language on what would be considered a large scale.
(C) The Russian, French, and German languages cannot admit imprecise word usage on a large scale without an inevitable decrease in the quality of those languages.
(D) The English language would not be degraded if there did not exist an alternative informal way to express the sentiment "she was doubtful."
(E) The widespread use of colloquialisms represents the most serious form of language degradation.
OA B
