As I always preach, throwing words on a page is not enough; they have to be error free. Now, I’ll admit I make mistakes. The important thing is to keep these mistakes to a minimum. I’m not a proofreader, when I need my work to be checked I turn my pages over to http://tinyurl.com/34jghl/. They’re professionals and they provide error free pages to make your work more professional and credible. However, I believe that everyone should have some basic proofreading knowledge.
- Be consistent ex. If you hyphenate “full-time” on page one you shouldn’t spell it “full time” without a hyphen later.
- You achieve an accurate and consistent finished product when you proofread in stages.
- Print out what need to proofread if you are working on the computer.
- Be comfortable when you proofread.
- Ask someone else to look over your work when possible.
- If you repeatedly read over sentences because it doesn’t sound correct, stop and read it out loud.
- Create a style sheet.
- Any word that causes you to wonder whether it is spelled correctly needs to be looked up.
- Read each word out loud individually then read it out loud to be sure it fits in the sentence.
- Stick with one dictionary to insure a consistent model to follow.
Once again I recommend visiting Scribendi at http://tinyurl.com/34jghl/, when you need something proofread. They’re inexpensive and very professional.
1 comment:
Good proofreading understanding is efficacious to the author. Writing and grammar mistakes can occur subconsciously. Comprehending the proper proofreading techniques is vital to working skillfully.
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