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PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Take Criticism
If I want to write someone doesn't overreact to being criticized:
"She takes criticism well."
"She takes criticisms well."
"She takes critical comment well."
"She takes critical comments well."
Both "criticism" and "comment" are available in the time-honoured countable and uncountable forms. Which ones should I use?
"She takes criticism well."
"She takes criticisms well."
"She takes critical comment well."
"She takes critical comments well."
Both "criticism" and "comment" are available in the time-honoured countable and uncountable forms. Which ones should I use?
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All four sentences are okay. 1. This is the sentence that you'd use most of the time.
- All four sentences are okay.
- 1.
- This is the sentence that you'd use most of the time.
- 2.
- This is a more formal-sounding sentence.
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All four sentences are okay.
1. This is the sentence that you'd use most of the time.
2. This is a more formal-sounding sentence. The plural of "criticism" is rarely used. You'd only hear it in academic-type situations.
3. This is also formal-sounding. The term "critical comment" is not something you'd hear very often.
4. This is also formal-sounding.
1. This is the sentence that you'd use most of the time.
2. This is a more formal-sounding sentence. The plural of "criticism" is rarely used. You'd only hear it in academic-type situations.
3. This is also formal-sounding. The term "critical comment" is not something you'd hear very often.
4. This is also formal-sounding.
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If I want to say that someone doesn't overreact to being criticized:In this context I would recommend these:
"She takes criticism well."
"She takes critical comments well."
Why, you ask. Who knows? There's no logical reason the others couldn't be used except they just aren't, at least not often enough to sound
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