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.

　　尽管现代社会要求简单、随意，美国人却时不时地对他们用的语言、语法、词汇和官方语言表示关注。而且，像在其他问题上一样，他们・分为两派。多数派，包括从一般百姓到专业作家的所有人，都理所当然地认为有一种正确的遣词造句的方式，也存在很多错误的方式。人们相信正确的方式是使文章比较清楚、简单、更有逻辑性，进而更有可能避免错误和含混不清。好文章容易读;它为读者提供了声音和意义的美妙结合。