Don’t take it to heart
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>!”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="it">it</span>” (<span word="in">in</span> “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>”) <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="philosophical">philosophical</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>” <span word="when">when</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span>, <span word="disparaging">disparaging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span>.</p><p>“<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> “<span word="we">we</span>” <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bother">bother</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span>?</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="way">way</span>. “<span word="Spelling">Spelling</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>,” <span word="they">they</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, “<span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sloppy">sloppy</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="copy">copy</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>?”</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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