The Reason WHY I call it a good book OR The reason I call it a good book?
I see many places where the 'why' is omitted in 'the reason why'. Is it acceptable?
For example:
The principal reason you cannot be born shy is that shyness is characterized by three major features: excessive self-consciousness, excessive negative self-evaluation, and excessive negative self-preoccupation. All three characteristic features of shyness involve a sense of self. And the sense of self does not develop until approximately 18 months of age. Since individuals are not born with a sense of self, they cannot be born shy.
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In any language, including English, there are two types of grammar: A *prescriptive* grammar, which language purists tell you that you have to follow, and a *descriptive* grammar, which describes how a language is actually spoken by its native speakers.
According to the accepted *PRESCRIPTIVE* grammar, you are not supposed to write "the reason why… " or "the reason is because …" Instead, you are supposed to write "the reason that …" and "the reason is that … "
Linguistic purists condemn the use of "the reason why …" and "the reason is because" because they are redundant. With "reason," you do not need "why" or "because."
So the accepted style is to write "the reason that you cannot be born shy..." Because English allows you to drop the relative pronoun "that", the accepted style then becomes "the reason you cannot be born shy…"
However, having said all this, native speakers of English say "the reason why" all the time.
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The reason why I call it good is correct, the reason I call it good, while correct, doesn't provide as much information and is a little awkward.
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an interesting short article. I have just finished reading it and thanks for your recommendation!
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Check this out if you're interested:
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-there-a-reason-the-reason-why-is-considered-wrong/
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