In considering the revision process, I know I have work to do. I am not one for revising paper, but I do believe it is beneficial. In my significant work, Semantics of English, I tried to commit to both local revisions and global. In local revisions, it was cleaning up a sentence, decluttering words and lengthy verbiage. This type of revision was much less common than global revision, in which I worked on restructuring the essay and adding in more information and details to secure the form of the text. The local edits mainly consisted of changing words and deleting lengthy bits, such as going from “much less someone who is coming into the language new and secure in a first language.” to “much less someone who is already secure in a first language.” This type of change makes the intent easier to understand, and doesn’t trip up the reader on the first read through. These small changes are incredibly important to think about, and reading essays out loud helps to catch these things and allow the reader to fix them. In terms of global revision, not much was done. I had an idea at first, and I stuck with it. Even in terms of examples and evidence I stayed close to the original, continuing to use the Old English example from my first draft, as well as Robin Wall Kimmerer’s example of the use of “it”. Despite these things, I believe there is a significant difference between my first and final drafts.

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