suspension appeal
. The Important of language
Zaini Sharif-Mohamed
John Simon, a renowned critic of both the arts and of the proper use of the English language. Some of his accomplishments include a devotion of 40-years as a theater critic at New York Magazine, as well as a regular author of several essays for a language column in Esquire (Simon 547). Simon asserts in his essay, ‘Why Good English Is Good for You,’ that one must use good English to succeed. According to Simon, what constitutes as ‘good English’ today has been derived from “ tradition, usage, the best speakers and writers, the grammar books and dictionaries…” (549). Good English comes from the correct use of the rules that these educated grammarians have constructed based upon the compilation of words and meanings from “the best speakers and writers,” of their time and in turn these rules have been taught in schools through the use of “grammar books and dictionaries” (549). These grammarians consider these rules to be important because they are the most efficient way of representing the English language within our own country and to the rest of the world. It is important that Americans use ‘good English’ as a way of demonstrating our capabilities as a competent person. Simon purports that “ …we think in words, and using them correctly is comparable to a craftsman’s treating his tools with care, keeping his materials in good shape (548). John Simon makes is a point to state that our internal process of analyzing our ideas can be understood when expressed through the act of verbalization, therefore what we say and how we say it are essential when communication occurs. It is important that within a professional setting such as when a there is a business meeting and a company representative is pitching his or her idea to potential investors that good English because it not only demonstrates a discipline for the education of the language and efficiently delivers the information.
Zaini Sharif-Mohamed
John Simon, a renowned critic of both the arts and of the proper use of the English language. Some of his accomplishments include a devotion of 40-years as a theater critic at New York Magazine, as well as a regular author of several essays for a language column in Esquire (Simon 547). Simon asserts in his essay, ‘Why Good English Is Good for You,’ that one must use good English to succeed. According to Simon, what constitutes as ‘good English’ today has been derived from “ tradition, usage, the best speakers and writers, the grammar books and dictionaries…” (549). Good English comes from the correct use of the rules that these educated grammarians have constructed based upon the compilation of words and meanings from “the best speakers and writers,” of their time and in turn these rules have been taught in schools through the use of “grammar books and dictionaries” (549). These grammarians consider these rules to be important because they are the most efficient way of representing the English language within our own country and to the rest of the world. It is important that Americans use ‘good English’ as a way of demonstrating our capabilities as a competent person. Simon purports that “ …we think in words, and using them correctly is comparable to a craftsman’s treating his tools with care, keeping his materials in good shape (548). John Simon makes is a point to state that our internal process of analyzing our ideas can be understood when expressed through the act of verbalization, therefore what we say and how we say it are essential when communication occurs. It is important that within a professional setting such as when a there is a business meeting and a company representative is pitching his or her idea to potential investors that good English because it not only demonstrates a discipline for the education of the language and efficiently delivers the information.