Kelly answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Kelly This question/comment is "disgusting" to me and seems to be written by an uneducated (and grammatically challenged) individual. Maybe English is not y…moreThis question/comment is "disgusting" to me and seems to be written by an uneducated (and grammatically challenged) individual. Maybe English is not your first language, and you are having trouble expressing what is puzzling you, but your words are offensive (not to mention confusing) to the author and to the readers who actually understood and appreciated the book. If you are going to ask a question in the future, maybe you should have someone else check it first to make sure it actually makes sense!(less)

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Tytti Oh, please. It's clear that English is her first language. Non-native speakers are not idiots and those who don't know English well enough wouldn't us ...more
Aug 13, 2018 11:14AM · flag

Daniele Bailly Well said!!!!!
Jan 03, 2019 03:08PM · flag

Joan Agreed. It's fine to challenge the content of the comment, but critiquing a commenter's command of her native language is inappropriate. Kelly has app ...more
Oct 05, 2019 04:52PM · flag

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