... Great and mighty ...
$% EA Nesterenko (Jam / XPJ), 2k
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Anecdote.
What am I doing? Oh yeah, I remember: occurred to me
suddenly (all events in life start with the word "suddenly") to
become an editor computer magazine. A part-time - and a
proofreader. No sooner said than done.
It's been awhile.
I realized a terrible truth: the Russian language is so
"great and mighty, "which wisely use it, unfortunately, given
away not all. And especially so-called "geek." (About "Fido and
Internet grow," I generally keep quiet - there, as a school
teacher used to say, "just quiet horror"). The reasons for such
ignorance, not counting the above-mentioned difficulties the
language itself, lie on the surface: if a person is given a
well- "Exact" science, the humanities, as a rule, remain
overboard ...
So, like sorting out a single age-old question -
"Who is to blame?" - I continued to correct texts. And once
suddenly (again that "suddenly"!) noticed that constantly
reading the "shoddy" texts, he began to "lose style." I did not
like, and I thought about another age-old question: "what to
do?
The options were as follows:
1) Stop reading fidoshnye ekhi and Spectrum magazines.
Thought, of course, not the best (at least, about the
Spectrum magazines). Too firmly entrenched that computer in my
life.
2) Adjust the text of all spekovskih electronic edition
tions himself.
Also out. Firstly, it is unlikely I will be able to
convince all "Zhurnaloizdateley" send me your materials for
processing. A even if they will do it, I had neither the time
neither the strength prodelyvat such work.
3) strengthening dilute "computer fiction" classic
literature.
Little better. But, unfortunately, all my home library
has been repeatedly re-read and new books can not get
as often as desired.
And suddenly (again!) I visited, if not genius, then,
Anyway, a smart idea: "And what if you write about all this
paper, and stamped it in our Esme? "
No sooner said than done. Here it is, the article
something to you.
Well, after this intro you can go to the main
parts, ie the main (in my opinion) the problems of language
illiteracy in the ranks spektrumistov. I beg your pardon,
if made following the truth to someone may seem trite, but
All these examples are drawn from those articles with which I
had to face both as a proofreader, and as average reader ...
List of most common errors
I pre-omitting all punctuation and stylistic errors
(because they are not so grossly conspicuous, and to fix them
we would need a series of lectures) and will focus primarily on
spelling.
1) verb forms.
The mistake occurs most commonly: tsya-and-tsya in verbs.
In basically it turns out that the soft sign is placed in those
cases when it is just not needed.
One can not make a mistake? Propose a simple and reliable
way: before you write such a verb, try to ask a question:
"What to do?"
Example 1: Should we put the "b" in the word "receive"?
Verb used in the present tense, that is, to him pertinent
question: "what is being done?" Because in a word, the question
is no soft sign, then do not need it and the word "obtained".
Example 2: the word "laugh". Verb in the infinitive form
ie question to him would be "what to do?" (can also be "that
to do? "- laugh, for example) so the" L "is posed.
Here is pripletu another rule:-NIL-and shsya always be
write with a soft sign!
2) solid and separate writing of words.
The second most frequently used error. Here I am united
Several groups of errors.
2.1), "Do not" with verbs.
Everything is simple. Remember once and for all: "NO" to
the verb WRITES SEPARATELY! Exceptions - when without the
particle "no" verbs do not used. For example: hate.
2.2) The particle "a".
With the words "who" "what" "where" and others "that"
writes always hyphenated.
This also applies to "anything" (someone somewhere).
2.3) "general" and "in general".
From somewhere came a horrible hybrid: "in general". Such
word NO! Approximate synonyms "in general": "in addition",
"well," in principle, "etc. As for the" in general ", it can be
replaced by "So," "thus", "generally", etc.
* Can not fail to mention one more "popular" word -
"Pathology." The term "pathology" comes from the Greek "pathos",
therefore be written only through the "o": pathology,
pathologist and etc. Words as "pathology" in general do not
exist!
2.4) "Also" and "too".
Often confusion occurs in the solid and separate writing
"also" and "too". How to be here? Everything depends on the
meaning of the phrase. If you mean "adding," we should write
together.
Example 1: WELL, I took a sip of beer. And I do too. Here,
"also" can be replaced, for example, "and even" or "addition".
And if implies a comparison, the adverb and a particle
used separately.
Example 2: I did the same as him. And he did the same
thing.
3) "Not" and "no."
The particle "not" is used for negation, and "no" - for
the GAIN negation.
Example 1: You're not alone.
Example 2: Neither the one nor the other.
4) "No" and "devil."
The prefix "no" written in front of voiced consonants, and
the "devil" - Before the deaf.
Example 1: Carefree.
Example 2: Immortal.
Example 3: Headless - if separately, then the only "no"!
Well, not bored? Then move on yet another group of errors.
Perhaps these errors are only possible in an environment
tortured English. This is similar-sounding words in both
languages that are written, however, in many ways.
5) Similar words.
Example 1: coMMand - team
Example 2: aMMunition - ammunition
Example 3: aTTribute - attributes
I could cite many more examples, but I gave
here only those errors that occur very frequently. If not
believe me, take any electronic edition, "poroytes" in it, and
bound to find at least one of the above errors.
And yet. Try whenever possible to avoid phrases like
"rulez", "Saks" or the like "pearls" (or at least replace them
with synonyms). It's not that they clog it, just such "Tokens"
you narrow your vocabulary to fit the known heroine of the
novel "12 Chairs" ... Of course, I understand, "brevity -
sister of talent, but one should know when to stop! "Especially
if you write texts for electronic publications, which, in
theory, should be model of literacy and a good style ...
P.S. Dear "writers"! Do not get me wrong, I do not want to
either make fun of someone or to show their own superiority, I
just want to let all of us (I am the way, too) have learned to
competently express their thoughts in their native language,
not "korezha" it and not distorting. The purpose of this
article - suggest to those who did not notice own mistakes. Do
not poke the snout, namely prompt! That everything.
Regards, Jam / XPJ
