wifebeaters Re: Closets and Wardrobes

[Carol]

Ali:
> I do.  I work as one.  Granted, it's not my job title, but we're a
consulting firm and insists on being obtuse.
> 
> What I meant was that, given the suggestion, I would go back to the
editor/copy editor to see why the suggestion was made (i.e. get a
dialogue going).  In that case, I would also try to get him/her to see
that the word choice was purposeful and appropriate because I would
want to see if, even though the choice was purposeful, whether the
choice of authenticity trumps something else of concern (in this case,
offense to the reader).

Carol:
Ah, but there's no need to get back to me (though I do encourage my
cleints to e-mail me if they have any questions about my comments and
corrections). I'll give my reasons for querying it in a numbered
comment, along with suggested alternatives, but I'll make it clear
that the decision is hers. She has no need to clear it with me--it's
her manuscript--and if she disagrees with my suggestions, all she has
to do is delete the comment. She can also accept or reject the edits
in the manuscript itself. (We use Word's change-tracking feature, or
whatever it's called in the newer versions. I have Word 2000 because I
don't like Microsoft's "improvements.")
  
> ~Ali, who thinks language is a funny thing sometimes

Carol, who shares your view on that last point