RE: What to look for in a technical editor

["Fiona Hurley" <Fiona -dot- Hurley -at- gtnet -dot- com>]

> Dick Margulis wrote:
> I would just add that governing the personal opinions of most people is
> the natural tendency to exaggerate the importance of what _I_ do well
> that _you_ do poorly and to discount the importance of what _you_ do
> well that _I_ do poorly. Recognizing this human quality in ourselves is
> one marker of maturity.

Funny, I've found the opposite. I used to assume that anyone could write --
because it was easy for me. It took a few unintelligible documents written
by otherwise-intelligent people to realise that this was not the case.

It's not quite the same with technical knowledge, since I am always learning
new things and considering the newbie's POV is often part of the job. But I
find that I am not overly impressed by people who know what IIOP stands for
(I know it, therefore it is easy), while I am in awe when I watch ER and
Luka talks to Abby about the "subhaemoral sclerosothingigummy" (I don't know
it, therefore it is difficult).

[OK, Luka provokes feelings of awe not entirely related to his vocabulary,
but anyway...]


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