Ensuring quality control in written communication is the job of a technical editor. By better understanding the responsibilities of such an editor, an engineering manager might want to hire either a part-time or a full-time technical editor. Case histories illustrate how a technical editor has helped an engineering company get papers published.

Writing that observes time-honored conventions of grammar is easy to read and understand. A high school text is usually an adequate reminder of these. Confidence in writing comes also from familiarity with a good, large dictionary and a style handbook; then study and practice make perfect Forty questions test your memory or your “ear” for grammar and punctuation.