一个称职的编辑,需要尽可能丰富的语言文字知识和修养。语言是思维的工具,因此在谈论语言文字方面的问题时,往往不可避免地要牵涉到一些其他的知识问题。近些年,新事物如雨后春笋,层出不穷;新知识也伴随着新词语源源不断通过各种媒介传到编辑的书桌上和脑子里来。所以,不只新编辑要努力学习,不断提高自己的水平,有多年工作经验的老编辑也需要学习,“活到老,学 A competent editor, need as much language knowledge and training as possible. Language is a tool of thinking, so when talking about language problems, it is inevitable to involve some other knowledge problems. In recent years, new things have sprung up like mushrooms, and new knowledge has been passed on through endless streams of media to editor’s desks and minds. Therefore, not only the new editors should study hard and keep improving themselves, but also the old editors who have many years of working experience need to learn.