RE: Pilot Editing Study?

Subject: RE: Pilot Editing Study?
From: Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:07:14 -0400


Tim Mantyla wrote (in part):

> A nagging question: Why "The Levels of Edit," not "...Editing?" It sounds
> odd, although there must be a fine point of usage I'm missing here, given
> the obvious experience and knowledge of the authors and the meticulous
> nature of the piece. Would you title a book on running "The Levels of
> Run"?

I guess the explanation of this very issue that is on page 2 of the booklet
was not adequate?

The first edition elicited several comments about the use of the word
“edit” as a noun. The latest edition of Webster’s New Collegiate
Dictionary defines the noun “edit” as “an instance of editing,” and this
is the sense in which we use the term. Since The Levels of Edit is an
attempt to quantify the editing process, the noun is used in order to
denote this quantification.



_________________________________________________________________
Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic.
http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653A
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.


Follow-Ups:

References:
RE: Pilot Editing Study?: From: Bonnie Granat
RE: Pilot Editing Study?: From: Tim Mantyla

Previous by Author: RE: Actionable
Next by Author: RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology
Previous by Thread: RE: Pilot Editing Study?
Next by Thread: RE: Pilot Editing Study?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads