A great problem of all times has been to communicate what we have in mind to others. In writing, this is harder because we have nothing more than words or pictures to say what we want. Things become more complicated when we understand that not only we haven't communicated our ideas correctly, but also that others have misunderstood us.

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Writing professionally isn't something you know by birth (the so-called native editor or writer!). If this was true, most of the native ordinary people of a country were qualified to write and edit professional or scientific texts, because they were born and grew up in that country and are natives to that culture. This goes for all languages. Writing, editing, translating, or researching are things that you have to learn by doing your studies and experiencing...