Critique is pronounced with stress on the second syllable, /kri-teek/, and means ‘a detailed critical essay or analysis’ especially of a literary, political, or philosophical theory: Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Although it may not be liked by some, critique is now also regularly used as a verb, especially in the arts world, in a general sense of ‘to review’ or even just ‘to criticize’, as in my writing has been critiqued as being too academic.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Criterion - English editing.
The traditional singular form is criterion, and the plural form is criteria. It is a common mistake, however, to use criteria as if it were a singular, as in a further criteria needs to be considered, and this use is best avoided.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Cripple - English editing.
The word cripple has long been in use and is recorded in the Lindisfarne Gospels as early as AD 950. The term has now acquired offensive connotations and has been largely replaced by broader terms such as ‘person with disabilities’. Similar changes have affected crippled.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Crescendo - English editing.
Crescendo in Italian means literally ‘growing’, and was originally a musical term for a gradual increase in loudness, building to a climax. Its use has since developed further to mean the resulting state and is thus widely used as a synonym for peak or climax: demands for a public inquiry rose to a crescendo last week. Some traditionalists are against this extension of its meaning, but it is now well established.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Credible, Creditable - English editing.
Confusion often arises between the words credible and creditable. Credible chiefly means ‘convincing’ (few people found his story credible), while creditable means ‘praiseworthy’ (their 32nd placing was still a creditable performance, considering they had one of the smallest boats).
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Covert - English editing.
In British English, covert, meaning ‘secret, disguised’, is traditionally pronounced like cover (/kuv-ert/), although the US pronunciation like over (/koh-vert/) is gaining ground in Britain and elsewhere.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Councillor, Counsellor - English editing.
Confusion often arises between the words counsellor and councillor. A counsellor is a person who gives advice or counsel, especially on personal problems (a marriage counsellor), whereas a councillor is a member of a city, county, or other council (she stood as a Labour candidates for city councillor).
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