Re: Word misses typos - puts egg on writer's face?

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info> wrote on 10/15/2003 02:47:46 PM:
> Did you mean to say a good editing?
> ___________________________
> Bonnie Granat
> Granat Technical Editing and Writing
> http://www.editors-writers.info

No, I meant to say exactly what I said. Unless you can come up with a source
that defines the difference between proofreading and editing that applies to
this case. The entries below are from Mirriam-Webster On-Line.

I suppose one could say that you proofread something prior to editing it. But
now we're needlessly splitting hairs aren't we.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer
                                                                                
 Main Entry: proof·read                                                         
 Pronunciation: 'prüf-"rEd                                                      
 Function: transitive verb                                                      
 Inflected Form(s): proof·read/-"red/; -read·ing                                
 Etymology: back-formation from proofreader                                     
 Date: 1920                                                                     
 : to read and mark corrections in (as a proof )                                
                                                                                
 Main Entry: (superscript: 1)ed·it                                              
 Pronunciation: 'e-d&t                                                          
 Function: transitive verb                                                      
 Etymology: back-formation from editor                                          
 Date: 1791                                                                     
 1 a : to prepare (as literary material) for publication or public presentation 
 b : to assemble (as a moving picture or tape recording) by cutting and         
 rearranging                                                                    
 c : to alter, adapt, or refine especially to bring about conformity to a       
 standard or to suit a particular purpose <carefully edited the speech>         
 2 : to direct the publication of <edits the daily newspaper>                   
 3 : DELETE -- usually used with out                                            
 - ed·it·able/'e-d&-t&-b&l/ adjective                                           
                                                                                





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