Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Editor or editor (US/UK)?

I second Oliver's appraisal. Here in the US, the term "film editor" is reserved for the actual person cutting a movie, NOT the critic or scholar writing about movies.

David

On May 17, 2010, at 11:07 AM, oliverpetersvidy wrote:

> > So this film critic / journalist I know, writing about film for a daily
> > newspaper, calls himself a film editor. Is that correct?
> > Is there a difference between UK and US English in this matter?
> > Job ter Burg
>
> Not correct in the US, AFAIK. Potentially something like "Contributing editor - Films" might be used, but I've never seen it. Always "film critic."
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> - Oliver
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David Dodson
davidadodson@sbcglobal.net

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