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“特权”是个语法错误
Privilege Is Bad Grammar
导读
这篇短文讨论一个现象：地位高的人写东西语法粗糙、错字连篇，反而被当成自信和松弛的象征；而普通人语法出错则被视为不专业。文章点出「语法」其实是一种身份信号，而非单纯的对错问题。对写作者来说，它提醒我们：语言规范从来不只是技术问题，读者的评判往往取决于作者的身份和场合。
可以直接用的写作要点
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把语法和清晰当作对读者的基本尊重，而不是用来「显得专业」的表演，这样打磨句子才有内在动力。
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区分场合：即时消息里简短快速的回复优于两小时后才发出的漂亮长文；需要留存的文本再花时间润色。
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「故意写糙」是一种需要已有地位才能成立的反向信号，新手模仿只会被读成能力不足。
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注意语域的方向性：对上级写得正式、对下属写得简短，是常见的层级习惯，写作时要判断自己处在哪一端。
HN 评论精选
糟糕语法是地位稳固者才能安全使用的反向信号。
这几乎是教科书式的反向信号。类比一下：信号——我穿得比所有人都正式，弥补我在其他方面不够专业；无信号——我穿得和别人一样，因为我就和他们一样；反向信号——我穿破洞的旧衣服，却没人敢质疑，因为这里说了算的人是我。
StevenWaterman查看英文原文
This is almost textbook countersignalling. The same as: - Signalling: I dress more formally than everyone else to make up for the fact I'm less professional in other ways - No signalling: I dress like everyone else because I am like everyone else - Countersignalling: I wear ratty old clothes with holes in them, and nobody will dare to question it because I'm the important one here
好语法首先是清晰与尊重，不是专业形象包装。
令人遗憾的是，这些人从一开始就把良好语法当成「显得专业」的努力（于是可以随时丢弃），而不是把它当成追求清晰、以及给予他人基本尊重的努力。
bananaflag查看英文原文
What is sad is that these people from the start think of good grammar as an effort to "look professional" (which they can then discard), and not as an effort to be clear, an effort which fits into the basic respect one gives other people.
语体的正式程度随沟通方向而变，是层级结构的产物。
我观察到的是，领导者对下往往语气生硬简短，对上则写得正式，而且层级越高，两个方向的落差越大。我认为这是必然的：往上走，问你问题的人越来越多，同时你要为更关键的决策负责。
otterley查看英文原文
What I've seen is that leaders often communicate brusquely downward, but formally upward - and the higher the rank, the greater the magnitude (in each direction). I think it's a consequence of having more and more people asking you things (on the downward side), while being responsible for decisions of more critical importance (on the upward side) as you go further up the chain of command.
在快节奏沟通中，及时而粗糙的回复优于迟到的完美文本。
我的看法正相反：糟糕语法是一种体贴。我经营一家规模不大但很忙的初创公司，团队和客户的问题、通知、待决策事项源源不断地涌来。不快速回复，我就成了瓶颈；一拖延，事情就堆积。所以我宁愿一收到消息就掏出手机尽量立刻答复，这些答复简短直接、语法很烂，但几乎是即时的，这比两小时后交出一篇措辞工整的长文感觉更好。不过我也开始用 Gmail 的「润色」功能，把「行」变成「这个想法很好，我们推进吧」这类公文腔，不知道是不是真的好一些。
wolframhempel查看英文原文
I'd put it the other way around: Bad Grammar is a courtesy. I run a startup that's small, but busy. I get a high frequency stream of inbound questions, notifications and asks to make decisions by my team and customers. If I don't respond or decide quickly I become a bottleneck. Likewise, if I wait, things pile up. So, rather than keep everyone waiting for me, I make a point of pulling my phone out as soon as I get a message and provide an answer straight away as much as possible. These answers are brief and to the point. And they are laden with shitty grammar. But they are almost instant and that feels better than a well formulated essay two hours later. Having said that, I started using Gmail's "polish" feature to turn "yes" into "That sounds great, let's go ahead with it" or some such corporatism. Not sure if that's much better...
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