Mr.McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms-he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful.

• 麦荷特先生认为正式语言并非不可或缺，也没有提出要进行彻底的教育改革--他其实只是为那些美好事务而不是实用品的消逝而哀叹。