23.3795, Disc: Does editing matter?

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-3795. Mon Sep 10 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.3795, Disc: Does editing matter?

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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:25:55
From: Michael Cahill [mike_cahill at sil.org]
Subject: Does editing matter?

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I've noticed an absence in recent book reviews on LinguistList of a 
feature that used to be common: commentary on the accuracy of the 
editing in a book. This would include comments such as ''very few typos,'' 
''there were some missing references,'' and the like. Does anyone else 
have the same impression? If true, why would this be? Are books edited 
that much better today, that we don't need to note this, or are the current 
reviewers just not paying attention to such things? And does the quality of 
editing really matter?



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