An Inside Look at Proofreading
This is the ideal topic for us all to think about. We do it
everyday, especially those of us that use the Internet the
majority of the time. Web pages, business letters, articles,
news releases, documentation and most certainly,
advertisements.
I have at times found myself proofreading our local
newspaper..and suspect their proofreader isn't necessarily
paying attention to his or her work. I have found scores of
web sites with the same problem. Terrible spelling and
common grammatical errors are high on the list.
Of course, some of us do not pay attention to these little
details, but entrepreneurs look for imperfections in a web
page.
Do we all know how to proofread' Not necessarily. Looking
for misspelled words is scarcely enough to polish your
workmanship and neither is applying capital letters where
needed.
I am touching the surface with the most common
proofreading DO's. You might think a little differently
the next time you do the job.
1] Always proofread when you are at your daily peak.
In other words, do not try it, if you are sleepy or
distracted.You will definitely miss a number of errors.
Proofreading requires concentration.
2] Read the selection through and then read it aloud.
Read it to a friend and have them read it to you.
Read it backwards..that's what I said. You'll be amazed
at the errors in spelling you will encounter.
3] Use your computer's spell checker,but do not rely on
it.Often, there are times the checker will find errors
but the word meaning is different, such as "there" and
"their".
Use a dictionary to be sure of the correct meaning of
a word.
4] The thesaurus is helpful,but again the range of words
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of words does make a difference when others read what
you have to offer, so go ahead and be choosy.
5] Be sure all beginning letters of a sentence are
capitalized.Names of importance, within the sentence
are a must to remember.
6] Look for sentence fragments, run ons and match
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7] Check those simple small words, such as: of, it,
in, is,for, be, and I.[I, should be a capital,
regardless of where it is.]
Other important points in addition to the ones above are
included below. These are not to be excluded and you may
think this is a lot of unnecessary work, but isn't your
piece important.
You wouldn't be writing it, if it wasn't.
1] Do you have enough ideas incorporated into your
selection'
2] Be sure you are not wandering away from the thesis.
3] Are you proving your ......
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