Why wasn't this symbol "swapped"?

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SamRoss
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The author swaps one symbol for another in all places in an equation except one. Why?
In a certain derivation, the author begins with

$${g(-t)=}\frac 1 {2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty {G(\omega)}e^{-i\omega t}d\omega$$

and then says he will replace ##t## with ##\omega## and ##\omega## with ##t##. He then writes

$${g(-\omega)=}\frac 1 {2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty {G(t)}e^{-it\omega }d\omega$$

Why has ##d\omega## not been changed to ##dt##?
 
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Sounds about right. Thank you.