Monday, December 18, 2006

Proof reading tips

Proofread your document for spelling mistakes by reading it outloud backward from the last word to the first, looking only at how each word is spelled.

Never accept a computer's spellcheckers suggestions uncritically. It may not distinguish homonyms such as whose and who's or there and their nor will it recognize a missing word.

Read your draft outloud, reading slowly to correct any missing words, repeated words or other typographical mistakes




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

too bad the ad in craigslist was not proofread. here is the link in the ad

http://writeprofists.blogspot.com/

vs

http://writeprofits.blogspot.com/

Adelaide said...

Oh my..it's not often I make such careless mistakes. Just goes to show you how important it is to double check your work be it an article or an ad