编辑要注意语言文字的通顺,但更重要的是纠正原稿或标题中立意不高、违反政策、不合逻辑等辞句。曾有人戏称某些编辑为“高级校对”,认为不必每张大样都仔细看。这意见我不大赞成。编辑若仅仅埋头改错别字,而忽视报纸的导向及文稿中的政治性、政策性问题,那的确是失职,称之为“高级校对”还很不够。但是,编辑如果不仔细看大样,纠 Editors should pay attention to the fluent language, but more importantly, correct the manuscripts or headings in terms of low intention, policy violations and illogical statements. Someone once joked that some editors were “advanced proofreading” and did not think it necessary to look carefully at every big sample. I do not like this opinion. It is indeed a mistake for editors to dereliction of duty if they only change their mistakes while ignoring the orientation of the newspapers and the political and policy issues in their contributions. It is still not enough to call them “senior proofreading.” However, if you do not carefully edit a large sample, correct