Critiquing an adult man with a child's grasp of grammar makes me uncomfortable
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I don't like giving half-assed critques, but this is becoming so repetitive that I feel I have to say something about it.<br><br>I don't think I have to explain what "always proofread your work beforehand" means, but some of you apparently do since you don't do this.<br><br>I have repeatedly critiqued pieces that were written with no discernible grasp of grammar. I am not talking about typos. Those are forgivable. What I am talking about is a child's grasp of grammar that should have been fixed before you hit double digits. <br><br>Things like randomly changing verb tense half-way through a paragraph, or sometimes a sentence. <br><br>Sentences that are so long and convoluted I have to read them at least three times to figure out what you meant to say.<br><br>Incorrect use of commas. So. Many. Times.<br><br>I have critiqued pieces of adult men that have written like a seven-year-old. Most of these people are, well, men and I am a woman, and it makes me feel a little gross knowing that I am giving some guy line-by-line corrections.<br><br>This is writing critiques, not writing basics. Get your shit together before you ask for help.
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