Most editors consider themselves guardians of the language.
They defend it against all sorts of attacks waged under the banner of creativity. They tend to insist that some things are permanent in this madly changing world and that prominent among them are the time-honored rules of grammar. In many cases their reward for this stewardship is ridicule and scorn. They are dismissed as nigglers and nitpickers, who pluck away diligently at louse eggs while being devoured by wolves. Being a respected attorney, the dog lunged straight for Mr. Thwockett's personal region.