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Subject:Re: More title questions From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Janice Gelb" <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>, "Techwr-l" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:15:15 -0800
In these specific cases, I know for a fact that the
editors I used did not have these skills. I'm sure
they could have acquired them in a reasonably
short time, but I would never have asked them to
step in cold and take over for a writer.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Janice Gelb" <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
> Well, might be better to say that the editors
> had no experience in the research and writing
> functions rather than saying that they lacked
> the skills. Don't know til you try :->
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