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Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
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Sloppy writing (of an essay)
Is "sloppy" neutral or negative in this sense?
If I say "he has a sloppy writing", is this a criticism? Does this imply that I think he should have written better and have been more careful?
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"he has a sloppy writing" is not right. If you are talking about his writing generally, say "he has sloppy writing". Yes, "sloppy" is a negative word implying a criticism that his writing is messy or careless.
- "he has a sloppy writing" is not right.
- If you are talking about his writing generally, say "he has sloppy writing".
- Yes, "sloppy" is a negative word implying a criticism that his writing is messy or careless.
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"he has a sloppy writing" is not right. If you are talking about his writing generally, say "he has sloppy writing".
Yes, "sloppy" is a negative word implying a criticism that his writing is messy or careless.
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book mango 418"he has a sloppy writing", Is not good English as written. But if you add "style" after "writing", it will be correct. Sloppy= as GPY already explained, is a word with negative connotation. In this case, is his writing (habit or style).
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