Agreed. After reading the snippet of the manuscript in the OP's screen-shot this sprung to mind:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of...
Also, English is not my native language. In fact I wrote and published the novel in Spanish first (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I1EU1Q0). I didn't trust my English enough to translate it myself, so I hired a translator to do the job. The result is OK but I have the feeling I could have written it better! FWIW, I'm probably going to write whatever I write next in English.