On 19 Nov 2003, Allen Esterson wrote: > > Has anyone else had the experience of having a copy editor changing > the tenses throughout an article? >
No, but I did have an editor change "body weight" to "body mass" throughout. While I suspect that may be techically correct ( I imagine Allen, given his boffin background, would know), it's certainly not current usage. For example, imagine saying you went on a diet to lose mass. Anyway, I asked them to change it back and they did. Wasn't an APA journal, of course. Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
