Use the Dictionary!

Do you care to use the right words in your documents? Do you check in the dictionary when you are in doubt?
Using the right words to convey what you wanted is very important. Here, I am not just saying English Language, but any language. For my following illustration, I will use English Language. Today, I was asked - what do you call someone who edits, makes suggestions, comments, corrects an article/document, etc? I said it could be a proofreader or an editor. One of his colleagues wanted to call this person a Commentator and worst still later use Commentor. I told my friend, Commentator is someone who knows the topic well and reports on it. Or someone narrating on a Commentary. Commentor or Commenter just does not cut it.
This is just one example. I have seen many more. It does not look good on a company's image, if this is a document going out to a client or public. Spellings too.... worst I find so many in STAR Newspapers, and worst, STAR has a section on English Language.
It all boils down to attitude of the society, wonder why is it so hard to look up the word in the Dictionary when in doubt? Is it laziness? Or the Tidak Apa attitude? It is not a heavy investment. I use Longman Contemporary English Dictionary, where it has the British and American English. So, use the DICTIONARY.