Despite the modern desire to be easy and casual, Americans from time to time give thought to the language they use, to grammar, vocabulary,and official languages.And, as on other issues, they divide into two parties.The larger, which includes everybody from the plain people to the professional writer, takes for granted that there is a right way to use words and construct sentences and many wrong ways.The right way is believed to be clearer,simpler, more logical, and hence more likely to prevent error and confusion.Good writing is easier to read; it offers a pleasant combination of sound and sense.
盡管現(xiàn)代社會要求簡單、隨意,美國人卻時不時地對他們用的語言、語法、詞匯和官方語言表示關注。而且,像在其他問題上一樣,他們?分為兩派。多數(shù)派,包括從一般百姓到專業(yè)作家的所有人,都理所當然地認為有一種正確的遣詞造句的方式,也存在很多錯誤的方式。人們相信正確的方式是使文章比較清楚、簡單、更有邏輯性,進而更有可能避免錯誤和含混不清。好文章容易讀;它為讀者提供了聲音和意義的美妙結(jié)合。