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Old 09-09-2016, 10:33 PM   #1402
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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak View Post
I say it's poor editing. One of the reasons you have an editor is to have someone who looks for things like that and calls you on your BS when you stop putting in effort.
Do you think it could be that younger editors coming on scene are from a generation where they know no better language because of the mangled mess the last two generations have made of the English language? I blame chat speak and what is being allowed in some schools like the grade system at my hubby's college was a joke.




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I agree it sounds like the editing. A lot of authors seem to think editing is only about spelling and grammar. But a good content editor and developmental editor can really make a story so much better.
I totally agree with you. A good editor is everything.


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