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> I've always gone by the motto: When in doubt, ask why. If you can,
> call the client's technical editor and tell him/her that you are
> confused by many of their corrections. Ask them why they placed some
> of the colon's where they did, and explain that you have always been
> told that
> (whatever the appropriate punctuation is) is used there. Tell them the
> problem you have with their number system and ask them the reason for
> the change. Of course, phrase these questions in an "I'm curious, and
> confused by this" manner rather than in a "you're wrong here, you know"
> manner. You may not get results this way, but, then again, you might.
> If you can't contact the client's technical editor, then I'd say do as
> Paul Trummel advises: just give them what they want with a note to
> leave your name off it.
This is a tough judgment call, but personally, I'd prefer not to just give
them what they asked for, knowing it was wrong, even if my name weren't on it
(this doesn't necessarily mean my name wouldn't be associated with it later).
I suppose you could, in the spirit of compromise, give them two copies of
corrections and suggest they use the correct one with a polite explanation as
to why it is correct. You might even loan them the supporting style guide
for a while.
