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reviser - definition and meaning
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from The Century Dictionary.
noun printing , one who revises proofs. Also revisor .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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noun revises .noun translation studies A person who verifies the quality of a translated text in professional translation project management .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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A second proof is now taken which is put in the hands of another proof-reader (or "reviser ") for revision.
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Rumsfeld is yet another Bush administration reviser of history.
Rumsfeld says Obama made 'bald misstatement' 2009
How might a savvy reviser take this principle to heart?
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » The scourge of the passive interviewer, or, maybe if I hold my bill open, a worm will just drop into my mouth… 2010
The second reason a savvy reviser might want to produce a character list is that, frankly, most aspiring writers harbor rather fuzzy notions of how many named characters populate their books.
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Naming names, part II: wait, wait, don’t tell me — the protagonist is the guy with the torch, right? 2010
The second reason a savvy reviser might want to produce a character list is that, frankly, most aspiring writers harbor rather fuzzy notions of how many named characters populate their books.
Author! Author! » 2010 » June 2010
What should a reviser do when confronted with dialogue that does none of these things?
Author! Author! » 2010 » August 2010
Similarly, anyway and however in dialogue are pretty reliable flares, indicating that the speaker has gotten off-topic and is trying to regain his point — thus warning the manuscript reviser that perhaps this dialogue could be tightened so that it stays on point.
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » The dreaded Frankenstein manuscript, part XVIII: were you leading up to a point, Chatty Cathy? Or just killing some time with conversation? 2010
The reviser could add some action to the opening — ideally, action that sets the tone for the scene to follow.
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Improving those opening pages, part III: lights, camera — revisions? 2010
What should a reviser do when confronted with dialogue that does none of these things?
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Speaking of dialogue revision, part IV: sins of excess, prose that flushes purple (or at least mauve), and the effect of all of that caffeine on Millicent’s reading sensibilities 2010
Yes, oh groaners, your surmise is correct: I am indeed about to tell you that a savvy reviser should pay as much attention to word, phrase, and concept repetition in dialogue as in narrative paragraphs.
Author! Author! » 2010 » August 2010
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