Question

Read this section from paragraph 2 of The Trouble with Text Speak.



Before people began typing messages on tiny screens, there were rules for formal written English that teens and adults alike tried to follow, whether they were composing friendly letters or preparing scientific reports.



What claim does the author of The English Language: New and Improved use to discredit this claim?

(1 point)
Responses

The rules for written English are always evolving to meet contemporary needs. People had poor grammar skills well before the invention of texting.
The rules for written English are always evolving to meet contemporary needs. People had poor grammar skills well before the invention of texting.

Formal English will disappear as young people assume positions of power.
Formal English will disappear as young people assume positions of power.

People had poor grammar skills well before the invention of texting.
People had poor grammar skills well before the inventi

Answer 1

People had poor grammar skills well before the invention of texting.