English for today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
CRITIQUE or CRITIC?
You shouldn’t take a ~critic~ for condemnation (nonstandard).
You shouldn’t take a *critique* for condemnation (standard).
A critique is a detailed, formal evaluation or discussion of a work, idea, or situation that carefully examines both its strengths and its weaknesses.
The word can also be used as a verb:
He had to *critique* his own earlier works. ✅
Everyone knows he is a ~critique~ (nonstandard).
Everyone knows he is a *critic* (standard).
A critic is a person who judges, evaluates, or finds fault with something, either as a professional job or in everyday life.
A *critic* should not hide under his *critique* to destroy people’s efforts. ✅
GAB
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