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Subject:Re: Editorial Latitude From:Terry Freedman <etfreedman -at- EASYNET -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Fri, 11 Apr 1997 16:45:06 -0500
At 12:30 11/04/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I argue that it is the
>editor's responsibility to make sure whatever edits are made *do not*
change the
>meaning of the article. Otherwise, it is sloppy editing.
>
>Dan Martillotti
>Senior Technical Writer
>danm -at- tivoli -dot- com
Agreed!
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