Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

My name is critique, oh!

But I’m getting ahead of myself; let me explain with a PSA of my (h)own:

Is criticizing art the same as critiquing art? 

They’re used interchangeably as synonyms . . . but not by this guy! 

Their Oxford definitions:

Critiquing: to evaluate in a detailed and analytical way.

Criticizing: to indicate the faults of someone or something in a disapproving way.

AKA: criticism is heavier on the qualitative, lighter on analysis.

Which is why I refuse to refer to yours truly as a critic. Rather, when in a particularly pretentious mood, I insist on calling myself a critique. 

Please do the same from here on out.

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