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Friday, March 19, 2004 Rant on editors. May I just rant for a minute? [rant] Why do editors have to edit mistakes into a piece? Both articles I've written for the Michigan Daily have been edited into junk. Argh. Exhibit A: A preview of Ornette Coleman's UMS appearance. Where did this sentence fragment come from? It definitely wasn't worded this way in the original. "Coleman’s unusual ensemble, which includes two double basses — played by bassists Greg Cohen and Tony Falanga — and drummer Denardo Coleman, who was first heard on his father’s recordings at the age of 10. " If you're going to edit me, please at least let me sound like I have a proper understanding of English grammar when you're through. Exhibit B: A preview of MUSKET's production of Cabaret. First of all, it's a PREview, not REview, as the article heading states. Second, there aren't "four major adaptations"--there are four major versions, because the first version was the original, thus leaving three adaptations, if want to call them that (which would still be a poor choice of wording). Third, there was no "1987 remake"--there was a 1987 revival. A remake is a film. A revival is a staging of a play. And can I thank editors for making me sound choppy? And these made it through at least the Fine Arts subeditor and a copy editor--and perhaps the Arts Editor as well. Good grief, why even bother writing for a student newspaper? How on earth does it get respect anywhere? [/rant] ^ Top | 11:59 PM | | | 
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