3 ms·
It'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 draw
by avianlyric 5y ago
It'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.