Re: Editors and writers; was: Re: job title nomenclature on biz cards

[written_by -at- juno -dot- com]

> One of my former companies produced systems that 
> processed the glass substrates
> for LCD displays.  Our system preheated the glass to 400 degrees C.  
> On one occaision, a writer accidentally typoed a functional description
to say >"4000 C."   Our technical editor returned the draft with the
comment, >"Wouldn't 4000 C melt the  glass?"

It seems to me that the writer should have proofread the document before
the editor got a hold of it. Or am I wrong? 

Bob

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