To date, there have been very few studies
on how editors convince engineer writers to accept their
proposed revisions. To fill this gap in the literature, this
thesis offers an in-depth style analysis of six proposals in
order to determine what technical editors do when they edit
engineering proposals and how they create working
relationships with engineers. In particular, I will
concentrate on how two editors in Clemson Universitys
College of Engineering and Science argue for changes and
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