2018-08-02
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Continue Reading “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr.
2. 今天阅读到的有价值的内容段落摘录:
Anybody. In the sense of “any person” not to be written as two words. Any body means “any corpse”, or “any human form”, or “any group”. The rule holds equally for everybody, nobody, and somebody.
Anyone. In the sense of “anybody”, witten as one word. Any one means “any single person” or “any single thing”.
As good or better than. Expressions of this type should be corrected by rearranging the sentences. “My opinion is as good as his, or better (if not better).”
As to whether. Whether is sufficient.
As yet. Yet nearly always is as good, if not better. The chief exception is at the beginning of a sentence,where yet means something different. Yet (or despite everything) he has not succeeded. As yet (or so far) he has not succeeded.
Being. Not appropriate after regard ...as.
But. Unnecessary after doubt and help.
Can. Means “am (is, are) able”. Not to be used as a substitute for may.
Care less. Is careless indeed.
Case. Often unnecessary.
Certainly. Used indiscriminately by some speakers, much as others use very, in an attempt to intensify any and every statement. A mannerism of this kind, bad in speech, is even worse in writing.
Character. Often simply redundant, used from a mere habit or wordiness.
Claim(verb). With object-noun, means “lay claim to”. May be used with a dependent clause if this sense is clearly intended. (Think about “claim to be”.) Not to be used as a substitute for declare, maintain, or charge.
Clever. The word means one thing when applied to people, another when applied to horses. A clever horse is a good-natured one, not an ingenious one.
Enormity.Use only in the sense of “monstrous wickedness”. Misleading, ifnot wrong, when used to express bigness.
Enthuse.An annoying verb growing out of the noun enthusiasm.Not recommended.
Etc.Literally, “and other things”; sometimes loosely used to mean“and other persons”. The phrase is equivalent to and therest,and soforth,and hence is not to be used if one of these would beinsufficient---that is, if the reader would be left in doubt as toany important particulars. Least open to objection when it representsthe last terms of a list already given almost in full, or immaterialwords at the end of a quotation. At the end of a list introduced bysuchas,forexample,or any similar expression, etc.is incorrect. In formal writing, etc.isa misfit. An item important enough to call for etc.is probably important enough to be named.
Fact.Use this word only of matters capable of direct verification, not ofmatters of judgment. That a particular event happened on a given dateand that lead melts at a certain temperature are facts. But suchconclusions as that Napoleon was the greatest of modern generals orthat the climate of California is delightful, however defensible theymay be, are not properly called facts.
Facility.Why must jails, hospitals, and schools suddenly become “facilities”?
Factor.A hackneyed word; the expressions of which it is a part can usuallybe replaced by something more direct and idiomatic.
3. 今天阅读的自我思考点评感想
It is one of the best book available on writing good English. Particularly the misused words summary is useful. But notice that
The book's purism, atavism, and personal eccentricity is not completely underpinned by the modern English grammar. For any young friends, I recommend to read the book with a critical thinking to match their personalized needs.