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Your Habit Is [Revolting]
Would you please tell me why all editors in newspapers across America feel the need to use condescending, patronizing brackets [when quoting someone, filling in words not directly attributable to the person's quote]?
In "Arizona Race Tests a Hard Line on Immigration" [news story, June 12], you quote Democratic challenger Harry Mitchell, discussing Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth, as saying, "I think he's out of touch with his district on [immigration policy]." Presumably, "[immigration policy]" substitutes for "it."
The entire article discusses immigration policy. Do you think your readers are so stupid they won't understand "it"?
-- Nathan F. Weiner
New York
Makes You Want to Shriek
Post editors, where are your blue pencils? "Eek," I screamed as I read in Sunday Source, "Daylight eeks its way past 9 p.m. . . ."
-- Lynne Heneson
Washington
