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This is where ''you'', my crusading [[legal eagle]], can make a ''difference''. ''Don’t stand for it.'' | This is where ''you'', my crusading [[legal eagle]], can make a ''difference''. ''Don’t stand for it.'' | ||
Besides, acquiring a reputation for anti-pedantry brings its own rewards: your counterparts will learn to fear you.They will avoid engagement. They may start to heal themselves, finding that to be a path of less resistance. The hollow pleasure that comes from inserting ''[[foam]]'' into ''your'' manuscript will not be worth the bother, as you will be certain to to spend [[tedious]] hours arguing for its removal again. | Besides, acquiring a reputation for anti-pedantry brings its own rewards: your counterparts will learn to fear you. They will avoid engagement. They may start to heal themselves, finding that to be a path of less resistance. The hollow pleasure that comes from inserting ''[[foam]]'' into ''your'' manuscript will not be worth the bother, as you will be certain to to spend [[tedious]] hours arguing for its removal again. | ||
Make it known that there will be no easy [[in your face|swept-back wing and knee slide]] moments when you are on the other side of the table. Those who get to know you will tire of trying. | Make it known that there will be no easy [[in your face|swept-back wing and knee slide]] moments when you are on the other side of the table. Those who get to know you will tire of trying. |