伯明翰大学教育和就业研究中心的艾伦•史密瑟斯教授表示:“在大型机构的影响下,我们生活在一个‘后标点’时代。有些人或许会不以为然,认为这有卖弄学问之嫌,可是他们忽略了一个事实:表达反映了我们的思维,精确的表达代表了缜密的思维。”
The Bank had originally included double quotation marks in its concept image for the new polymer £5 notes but quietly dropped them from the final design.
英格兰银行在最初设计新的5英镑钞票之时使用了引号,最终又将其悄然去掉。
Critics suggested the note's designers had sacrificed "correct" punctuation for the sake of creating an aesthetically pleasing design. A spokesman at the Bank declined to comment.
批评者称货币设计师为成就设计的美感而牺牲了“正确的”标点。英格兰银行发言人拒绝置评。
New polymer £5 notes were introduced in October last year and there are now around 400 million in circulation.
新版5英镑去年十月发行,如今流通量已达四亿。
Dr Tara Stubbs, an English lecturer at the University of Oxford, said such omissions were "condescending" and accused the Bank of trying to dumb down grammar.
牛津大学英文讲师塔拉•斯塔布斯博士称这种标点缺失“自降品格”,指责英格兰银行在试图简化英文语法。
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