'English needs work'

I need to work harder on my English writting. This is a comment from Clive after he read my journal submission (he was 'accidentally' asked to adjudicate my paper which the journal editor was unable to make a decision because the two reviewees' comments went to extremes. I was surprised when he told me he got my article from the editor. Actually I has sent him for comment long before formally submiting it but he was too busy to take a look):

'I suggested restructuring a bit in the end because of the repetition. The paper felt long, which is an indicator that it is not flowing as it should. I think all your points are basically valid but they could come across better.

The English needs work and unfortunately is a major distraction. Your basic style is good but gets let down by various errors. You will see where in my corrections. No journal will accept papers with these errors so you either need an English speaking helper or to learn yourself. You might want to consider co-authorship unless the latter works for you.'

Actually, Prof Jim, my MPhil supervisor, had made a similar comment on my thesis - verbose and ambiguous, and suggested me to work harder on English. I got even more harsh comments on my rejected papers - one reviewer described it as 'awful'. Have to admit that my English writting is not good - by academic standard. Really need some professional English editing service next time when I sumbit something for publication............