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8Your point 5 is the bulk of the answer I would have written. I would add that you might suggest that they find a competent copy editor (e.g. most universities have some kind of "writing center" which one could consult---I have many native-English-speaking colleagues who have taken draft papers to the local writing center for help).– Xander HendersonCommented Mar 27 at 13:14
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1Thank you for your very thoughtful answer! Regarding your first paragraph, I did in fact talk to some mentors over the years about this incident and they were about as outraged as can be expected. However, given that the paper had already been rejected and was submitted successfully elsewhere, they advised that I shouldn't try to dig up old wounds after the fact.– Stanley Yao XiaoCommented Mar 27 at 18:02
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2Totally anecdotally, but in my experience, an average non-native English speaker from the Nordic region is likely to read and write English better than the average native English speaking American. Point 5 could be its own answer and still be good.– David SCommented Mar 27 at 23:33
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