Exactly my point. Does the editor believe he is the only one who can interpret the meaning? And is the editor's interpretation necessarily correct? Editing at the level in this piece makes the whole interview suspect, or at least this version of it. There are also instances of editing of the questions - does this mean that the interviewer's English isn't too good either.Originally posted by Billy_Dean@12 October 2003 - 12:43
As to the editing, I got the impression that maybe the guy's English was not that good.
Of course, it may be that the article accurately reflects Dr. Al-Fagih's views, but it could equally be grossly distorted one way or the other. Without some sort of follow-up , it is impossible to tell.
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I've now seen more interviews with Dr. Al-Fagih, he doesn't seem to have a linguistic problem in those. I feel you need to be more selective in the articles you pick for comment, or should we assume that you have been very selective already?
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