在下列課文中片段中填入遺漏的詞。
It is 1)believed that every word has a correct meaning,that we learn these meaning mainly from 2)and grammars,and that dictionaries and grammar books are the highest authority in 3)of meaning and usage.Few people ask 4)what authority the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say.I once got into an 5)with an English woman over the pronunciation of a word and 6)to look it up in the dictionary.The English woman said firmly,“What for?I am English.I was born and 7)up in England.The way I speak is English.”Such 8)about one'sown language is not uncommon among the English.In the United States,however,anyone who is 9)to quarrel with the dictionary is 10)as out of his mind. |
