Question: how do you handle receiving edits that are factually or grammatically incorrect from a supervisor? Do you keep going rounds (and if so how many) where you correct the document and have them un-correct it or just let them take the reins/have the final say and be wrong?

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I always correct grammar errors. It shouldn't be controversial unless your supervisor is certifiable. But if the supervisor is "correcting" back, I'd probably just let it be unless it was just clearly/demonstrably wrong. Are you sure you're talking about "grammar" and not syntax or structure? It's one thing if there isn't proper subject/verb agreement (i.e., grammar) and another thing if it's just you don't like how the supervisor puts the words down on the page.

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It really depends on the error. A factual error should be corrected every single time no matter what. A grammatical error depends on whether it changes the meaning of the sentence or is just punctuation or something minor/stylistic. If the latter, I would probably just let them have the final word and be wrong. If the former, I would correct it once and if they change it back, ask them about it. When I was clerking, I asked my Judge why he changed one word to another, and he explained why happily.

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Pick and choose your battles. If the grammatical error is egregious enough that it creates material ambiguity or alters the intended meaning of the sentence, you should raise that issue with your supervisor.

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