单词 | I |
例句 | I pronounWORD NOTE I Certainly the graceful use of I takes practice, and should be among the principal goals of any writer. Few of us wish to sound egotistical or self-centered (whether in prose or person), but attempts to avoid saying I usually lead to various off-putting alternatives. •This writer,•this reviewer, and their like seem both weaselly and slightly offensive, marking out the user as somehow superior to the unwashed masses, among whom the reader must usually count himself. One also carries a whiff of snooty, aristocratic disdain. Either use I or recast your expressions to avoid the first person altogether. — MDConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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