Questão número 639369

The idea expressed in the sentence from the last paragraph – Hidden armies of copy editors ensured only standard forms reached print. – is that

• A.

  copy editors had to work in secret so that authors never knew that their writing would be adapted to what the publishers wished.

• B.

  publishers did not want the public at large to realize that some well-know writers needed to have their work revised.

• C.

  due to the formality of the English used at the time, most authors resorted to ghost-writers to help them with their work.

• D.

  the language used in books and magazines was always revised to make sure it represented the ideal of acceptable English.

• E.

  only standard English was adopted by writers and broadcasters, who all belonged to the higher levels of society.