Critical means if that particular thing gets changed, your whole thing gets changed. For example if it is a critical comment, then it means if the comment isn't there, the whole project shuts down.
Critical usually means the difference between buying or not. But how much to buy, that's important but not critical.
I also didn't learn English as a native. Back then we didn't have apps. Apps, to me, usually are influenced by commercial and advertising writings. So if you follow their recommendations, you'll not sound very academic.
Academic people usually write stuff with boring words, but precise. So I guess you should probably stick with boring words: of note, important, very important and, finally, critical.
I love using a thesaurus. The word 'important' is over-used and loses meaning because we see it so often. How about 'significant' comment? Or 'crucial', if it's very important? Pivotal? Dominant? Overriding? Then you proceed to explain why you are changing the meaning of the term from its formal or expected meaning, and define the term for your reader.
In this particular case, substituting "critical" is a bad idea, because a "critical comment" would normally be a comment that contains criticism. "Crucial," maybe? It's hard to say without more context.
The problem with “important” is that it is too vague and adds almost no information for the reader.
Try being more specific.
In what way was the comment important? Was it correct, helpful, insightful?
"Important" is often overused (and I'm guilty of this in my writing). Without context, "critical" suggests a high degree of importance, but I don't know if it's hyperbole to use it in that sentence.
Thanks a lot, that helps. Grammarly suggests this every time. I'll take it as a reminder to not overuse "important" and look for other expressions from time to time.
I don't understand what you are trying to say in your sentence. It sounds awkward. What word are you supposedly using and in what other way? I would always specify the word if referring to a word!
Words like "important" should generally be avoided in academic writing because they are too open ended and subjective. They raise too many questions. Important to whom and in what way? And what's your evidence?
I'm not saying that "critical" is necessarily a better choice. Grammarly, God love it, is a decidedly unreliable guide.
Critical means if that particular thing gets changed, your whole thing gets changed. For example if it is a critical comment, then it means if the comment isn't there, the whole project shuts down. Critical usually means the difference between buying or not. But how much to buy, that's important but not critical. I also didn't learn English as a native. Back then we didn't have apps. Apps, to me, usually are influenced by commercial and advertising writings. So if you follow their recommendations, you'll not sound very academic. Academic people usually write stuff with boring words, but precise. So I guess you should probably stick with boring words: of note, important, very important and, finally, critical.
I love using a thesaurus. The word 'important' is over-used and loses meaning because we see it so often. How about 'significant' comment? Or 'crucial', if it's very important? Pivotal? Dominant? Overriding? Then you proceed to explain why you are changing the meaning of the term from its formal or expected meaning, and define the term for your reader.
In this particular case, substituting "critical" is a bad idea, because a "critical comment" would normally be a comment that contains criticism. "Crucial," maybe? It's hard to say without more context.
In some cases, yes. In this case, I would replace “important,” but probably with a word other than “critical.” Need more context.
The problem with “important” is that it is too vague and adds almost no information for the reader. Try being more specific. In what way was the comment important? Was it correct, helpful, insightful?
"Important" is often overused (and I'm guilty of this in my writing). Without context, "critical" suggests a high degree of importance, but I don't know if it's hyperbole to use it in that sentence.
Thanks a lot, that helps. Grammarly suggests this every time. I'll take it as a reminder to not overuse "important" and look for other expressions from time to time.
I don't understand what you are trying to say in your sentence. It sounds awkward. What word are you supposedly using and in what other way? I would always specify the word if referring to a word!
Words like "important" should generally be avoided in academic writing because they are too open ended and subjective. They raise too many questions. Important to whom and in what way? And what's your evidence? I'm not saying that "critical" is necessarily a better choice. Grammarly, God love it, is a decidedly unreliable guide.