Shanghainese Is Endangered (Part II) Second, there is no agreed orthography and proper educational materials are insufficient (Grade Zero). Fair written systems for modern Shanghainese emerged after the first decade of the 21st century. However, these systems are neither decent (It is commonplace for users of these systems to face expressions that cannot be written.) nor widely accepted. The use of educational materials is generally restricted to linguists and a few groups of activists that strive to preserve Shanghainese. Third, its response to new domains and media is inactive (Grade Zero). Since 1990 when the said ban was imposed, Shanghainese has lost its ability to invent new phrases and words for the changing world because it is hardly ever used. Nearly all speakers of Shanghainese insert Mandarin patches to their language, especially when talking about relatively new ideas. The majority of the songs and operas in Shanghainese were written decades ago. There have only been a few popular songs written in the last few decades, and they are far from popular. Fourth, the vast majority of the speakers are indifferent to the loss, with some supporting it (Grade One). This is due to the official‘s ruthless effect to discourage the use of Shanghainese (State-controlled media and schools speak low of Shanghainese, and hardly ever mention the existence of Shanghainese). As a result, public awareness of persevering it is low. Only a few groups of members are aware of this problem. Fifth, in Shanghai, the number of speakers with sufficient control is fair (Grade Three). There are still some citizens that are capable of speaking Shanghainese. They occasionally use pidgin Shanghainese as opposed to Mandarin, especially in very informal occasions. In conclusion, currently Shanghainese is severely endangered. Urgent measures are required to save it. Otherwise, it is likely to be extinct in the foreseeable future.