John Simon 写的《Paradigms Lost》。他经常过于学究气，但在如今这个散漫的世界里，我觉得他对规范书写和讲英语的极度执着反而让人耳目一新。读他的书确实提高了我的写作能力。
Paradigms Lost by John Simon. He is often too pedantic, but I find his extreme focus on writing and speaking English properly to be refreshing in a world of laxity. Reading his book definitely improved my writing skills.
举几个例子：- John Simon 的《Paradigms Lost》。很多这类较早的文化/写作评论书籍似乎都没有数字化，但绝对非常值得一读 - 一些老旅游书。比如我有一本小册子……
Just a few examples: - Paradigms Lost by John Simon. A lot of these older cultural/writing commentary books don't seem to be digitized, but are absolutely worth reading - Some older tourism books. For example, I have a little pamphlet book…
这主要是因为懒惰，以及对语言使用中“正确性”这一概念的敌意，而且这能追溯到好几十年前。看看 John Simon 的书《Paradigms Lost》（1981年的！），里面对这些常见错误进行了极其辛辣幽默的剖析。当坚持标准和正确性在社会层面上变得不招人待见时，人们要么学不会如何正确写作——要么他们……
It’s mostly because of laziness and a hostility toward the idea of “correctness” in language use, and it goes back many, many decades. See John Simon’s book Paradigms Lost (from 1981!) for a brutally amusing take on these common errors. When it becomes socially unacceptable to insist on standards and correctness, people either don’t learn how to write properly - or they…
……像《Crimson》这样的报纸，这是无法接受的。在某个角落，John Simon 肯定在低声咒骂呢。[2] [1] http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/d... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Paradigms-Lost-Reflections-John-Simon/...
…newspaper such as the Crimson, it is unacceptable. Somewhere, John Simon is muttering under his breath.[2] [1] http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/d... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Paradigms-Lost-Reflections-John-Simon/...
John Simon 写的《Paradigms Lost》。他经常过于学究气，但在如今这个散漫的世界里，我觉得他对规范书写和讲英语的极度执着反而让人耳目一新。读他的书确实提高了我的写作能力。
Paradigms Lost by John Simon. He is often too pedantic, but I find his extreme focus on writing and speaking English properly to be refreshing in a world of laxity. Reading his book definitely improved my writing skills.
举几个例子：- John Simon 的《Paradigms Lost》。很多这类较早的文化/写作评论书籍似乎都没有数字化，但绝对非常值得一读 - 一些老旅游书。比如我有一本小册子……
Just a few examples: - Paradigms Lost by John Simon. A lot of these older cultural/writing commentary books don't seem to be digitized, but are absolutely worth reading - Some older tourism books. For example, I have a little pamphlet book…
这主要是因为懒惰，以及对语言使用中“正确性”这一概念的敌意，而且这能追溯到好几十年前。看看 John Simon 的书《Paradigms Lost》（1981年的！），里面对这些常见错误进行了极其辛辣幽默的剖析。当坚持标准和正确性在社会层面上变得不招人待见时，人们要么学不会如何正确写作——要么他们……
It’s mostly because of laziness and a hostility toward the idea of “correctness” in language use, and it goes back many, many decades. See John Simon’s book Paradigms Lost (from 1981!) for a brutally amusing take on these common errors. When it becomes socially unacceptable to insist on standards and correctness, people either don’t learn how to write properly - or they…
……像《Crimson》这样的报纸，这是无法接受的。在某个角落，John Simon 肯定在低声咒骂呢。[2] [1] http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/d... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Paradigms-Lost-Reflections-John-Simon/...
…newspaper such as the Crimson, it is unacceptable. Somewhere, John Simon is muttering under his breath.[2] [1] http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/d... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Paradigms-Lost-Reflections-John-Simon/...