correct/edit

You wouldn't be wrong. There are some fine shades of meaning.


"correct" would imply there was something wrong with the sentence that needed changing, grammar or spelling, etc.
"We goes to see Mount Rushmore." needs correction.


"edit" would imply that there is nothing wrong with the sentence grammatically etc., but that it could be improved to be more understandable or more factual.

"We went to see Rushmore Mountain." needs editing.


But in a very broad sense, using just "correct" or just "edit" would cover both situations.

Thanks, Equus .

If you mean the horrible practice of using two words of similar meaning together with a slash in place of the word 'or', e.g. If you misbehave the teacher may chastise/punish you! then there is no excuse for it whatsoever.

Hi Contrex

Just to make sure I got you right: the sentence with edit/correct is correct. Neither word is redundant.

Excuse for asking the question once more.

Many thanks.

NO!

Read my answer again, but more attentively this time!

In my opinion the sentence with correct/edit is wrong[/u] for the following reasons:

- Ambiguity: it is not clear whether the reader is meant to edit the sentence referred to or correct it. (They are not the same thing.) This is the question you asked before. Either "edit" or "correct" but not both.

- Writing pairs of words edit/correct thus with the two words joined with a "/" character is not exactly "wrong", but is not at all suitable for proper prose. It may be suitable for short notes jotted down in a notebook. It is a very ugly and barbarous practice. DO NOT DO IT!

Is that clear enough now?

I thought I had made the latter point clear already, but evidently I had failed.

Hi Contrex

Many thanks for clearing my doubt.