I have to say that learning English is very important for many people, and English writing is also very popular. However, we tend to write according to the grammatical rhetoric of Chinese in English learning, which is certainly inappropriate.
It doesn't matter, today I will introduce an English writing guide to help you avoid detours in English writing.
It's a New York Times bestseller, and it's so funny and informative that it's absolutely a game-changer for your perception of the English language.
The author said that when you want to study, you can read it as a textbook, and when you want to touch the fish, you can read it as a joke.
Title: Good English: Anti-Routine English Writing
Author: Benjamin Dreyer
Translation: Chen Tianran
Publisher: Kyushu Publishing Co., Ltd.
This book can help readers understand the rules of English learning, master the rules, and break the rules, and is a treasure tool for writers.
For example, according to the principle of beginning and ending, insertions that begin with a comma should be followed by a comma.
Generally speaking, in non-scientific and technical writing, numbers greater than 1 can be expressed in words—that is, 250 can be roughly said as two hundred, and 1823 can be simply written as eighteen hundred.
If a person falls asleep while talking, use ellipses instead of dashes.
Suddenly, he ran out of the room. "The addition of commas makes things seem less abrupt, doesn't it?
Do not use parentheses to indicate the plural form of a word at any time. Not at any time, never at all.
This is an authoritative and fun guide to writing in English. Author Benjamin Dreher has edited hundreds of books.
And this book encapsulates everything he has learned in his decades of editing career.
In it, he lists the problems that frequently arise in manuscripts and their solutions, including the use of punctuation and grammar, the identification of confusing words, the intractable homonyms, and the minefields and quirks of the English language.
This book not only introduces the norms for using the English language, but also gives ways to communicate clearly and effectively with the reader.
It's a clear and entertaining grammar guide that is informative in both literature and pop culture.
This book is invaluable for everyone who wants to improve their English writing skills, and for those who read edited text.