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Sun 94 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Redrafting and text removements
Can I replace 'reworking' with ' redrafting' and text amputation with text removements?
(original text)
The publisher's reworkings and text amputation is tortuous process.
-->The publisher's redrating and text removements is also difficult process.
(original text)
The publisher's reworkings and text amputation is tortuous process.
-->The publisher's redrating and text removements is also difficult process.
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I think "text amputation" is tongue-in-cheek - that is, intended to be humorous. "Removements" isn't funny in the least. It's completely unnatural.
- I think "text amputation" is tongue-in-cheek - that is, intended to be humorous.
- "Removements" isn't funny in the least.
- It's completely unnatural.
- I should think "deletions" might work.
- The use of "process" as an uncountable is a little strange to me.
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I think "text amputation" is tongue-in-cheek - that is, intended to be humorous.
"Removements" isn't funny in the least. It's completely unnatural.
I should think "deletions" might work.
The use of "process" as an uncountable is a little strange to me. Perhaps it's used in other countries.
(I believe you need an "f" in "redrafting." The substitution is o
"Removements" isn't funny in the least. It's completely unnatural.
I should think "deletions" might work.
The use of "process" as an uncountable is a little strange to me. Perhaps it's used in other countries.
(I believe you need an "f" in "redrafting." The substitution is o
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Hi,
Can I replace 'reworking' with ' redrafting' and text amputation with text removements?
(original text)
The publisher's reworkings and text amputation is tortuous process.
-->The publisher's redrating and text removements is also difficult process.
The original sentence is not error-free.
'Removement' is not a word. The vali
Can I replace 'reworking' with ' redrafting' and text amputation with text removements?
(original text)
The publisher's reworkings and text amputation is tortuous process.
-->The publisher's redrating and text removements is also difficult process.
The original sentence is not error-free.
'Removement' is not a word. The vali
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Perhaps I'm missing the boat here, but I think your revisions destroy the original intent. Perhaps some context would straighten me out.
My reading was that the process is tortuous for the author, not the editor.
My reading was that the process is tortuous for the author, not the editor.
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