He sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.

　　Ps : But his primary task is not to think about the moral code any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

　　① Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education.

　　② Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.

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　　①(论点：总)责备放纵的六十年代不是什么新鲜事，但这次算不上是对教育衰落的又一场批判。

　　②(例：分)麦荷特先生的学术专长在于语言史和语言演变。举例来说，他认为“whom”一词的逐渐消失是自然的，并不比古英语中词格的消失更让人惋惜。