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by stuckagain 3398 days ago
> how long does in this age to find that information if you know what you are doing?

I think we're discussing fluency. If you are hiring someone to edit books written in English, do you want a person who has to look up the meaning of "present participle", or do you want someone who just _knows_ what it means? I am sure that most people can figure out what "present participle" means in a few minutes with a search engine but those aren't the people I want as the editor.