Re: Making it readable from the start

[Rosemarie R Gaglione <rgaglion -at- FLUTE -dot- AIX -dot- CALPOLY -dot- EDU>]

There are plenty of people whose first language is English who should not be
editing anything!  The real issue is not about ESL, but whether or not a
particular individual is qualified to do editing work.

I think that Glen owes some very talented folks an apology.

Rosemarie Gaglione

On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, A. LiLia Santana wrote:

> Glen Accardo wrote the following lines:

> > Have you ever noticed that someone who is not a native speaker of English
> > just doesn't do a very good job of editing sentences?  I have.  Often.
> > It is a waste of their time and mine if developers spend time chasing
> > grammar errors.  They have a tendency to not be very good at it.  Tech
> > writers tend to be better at it.

> So, Glen, are you suggesting that people whose first langauge is not English
> should stay away from editing sentences?  Although I have a B.A. in
> English and am currently enrolled in the English M.A. Program and
> Technical Communication Program, should I stay away from editing simply
> because my native language is Spanish?

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