Question

What does this quote mean??

“Good authors, too, who once knew better words/Now only use four-letter words/Writing prose —Anything goes."

please help.. 100 POINTS

Answer 1

Answer:

It means that once upon a time ago. Humans had a better literature standard. Not slang language.

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Answer 2

This means that even people who used to be considered dignified and proper-- people who used larger, more elegant words now only use small, slang words that are simple and have less meaning.