Vocabulary. One of the amazing things about languages is how differently words can be interpreted, and how much this has to do with context. As universal and boundary-crossing as languages can be, they are still, always and ever, a local matter. The word “critical” is one we use all the time in a positive light when discussing educational pedagogy in the states. In the U.S. we talk about wanting to create “critical thinker,” and no one bats an eye at the possibly negative connotations of the word “critical.” Of course, …