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Unfortunately, here, I think the problem is that English is not very clear. As a native English speaker, the first time I encountered the word 'draft' was at p
by d1sxeyes 5y ago
Unfortunately, here, I think the problem is that English is not very clear.
As a native English speaker, the first time I encountered the word 'draft' was at primary school. We used it to describe a piece of writing where presentation was not the focus, instead, content and accuracy in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation would be the focus. Once the drafts were complete, we would 'copy these up' in our neatest handwriting.
However, if I prepare a 'draft' of some document or other for my boss, I expect it to be essentially an unapproved version of a final document, perhaps needing some minor modifications before release, but also perhaps not.
Although personally, I would use 'sketch' to mean something disposable which illustrates a more perfect version, my grandmother is an artist, and she refers to the initial drawings she makes on the canvas as 'sketches', which she then paints over in more detail.
Essentially, I don't think there's a big difference between draft and sketch - both could (in my opinion) represent either a version which will be discarded or which will be developed further.
Overall, I think here, the 'Work In Progress' label is the clearest and least likely to be interpreted differently by different users.
- avianlyric 5y agoIt's also interesting the in English we also have Drafters or draughtsman/draughtswoman, who's job is drafting, which is the process of creating technical drawings for manufacture.[1] In a highly technical environment this is the kind of work I associate with drafting, but not necessarily with the word draft. The wikipedia page for "Draft" has a veritable smorgasbord of different things that are considered "Drafts"[2], which kind of illustrates that getting pedantic about the definition of the word is losing proposition. But a native english speakers as well, I agree with you, that the everyday colloquial definition of the word "draft" is an incomplete piece of work that needs further refinement before it can be considered complete or final. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafter [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft
- DonHopkins 5y agoBut in the days of digital files, unlike the days of typewriters that put ink on paper, it's much easier to edit a draft into the final product.