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Emend
verb · the doing of it
To remove the fault from the thing itself — the scholar's word for repairing a text until it reads true.
The Law of Perfecting · Jewel: Herkimer Diamond
The basics · everyday words
correctreviseamendeditrepairrectifyimprovepolishadjustclean up
Full definitions · 10
- 01To correct and revise a text, record or plan
- 02From emendare — e- (out) + menda (fault): to take the fault out
- 03To repair the document rather than defend the draft
- 04To make a small, exact change that restores the meaning
- 05To improve by removing error, not by adding decoration
- 06The editor's act: line by line until it is right
- 07To work on the thing instead of arguing about the thing
- 08To fix quietly, and keep the record clean
- 09To amend with precision — the least change that makes it true
- 10To leave a version behind that no longer needs excuses
Slides for Emend
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