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July 28, 2009
Feedback on your writing
What should you do when you ask someone to proof-read your work and instead they try to do a complete rewrite? On the one hand, it is certainly more work, and so a pretty generous thing to do with their time and energy. On the other hand, it is presumptuous and if you care for your own style more, a waste of time and effort.
Posted by OneEyedMan at July 28, 2009 4:15 PM
Comments
I think that sometimes when I read other people's drafts, its hard to offer comments without biasing to a certain writing style (my own)... think offering suggestions that don't include significant "style" revisions is hard... bad writing form is certainly a style choice to some, but think you can just ignore the comments you don't like and assume the person doesn't mind the wasted thought :o)
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at August 2, 2009 8:55 PM
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