tips for proofreading
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Tips for proofreading
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Proofreading V Editing
• Proofreading is the careful reading and re-reading of a (yet to be finally-released) document to detect errors.
• Editing is the arranging, revising and preparing material for final production. The object of editing is to remove any factual, grammatical and typographical errors: Clarification of obscure passages and elimination of parts not suitable to audience, proper sequencing to achieve a smooth narrative
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Tip #1 Sweep
• Do one error set at a time – eg punctuation, grammar, spelling, tense consistency
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Tip #2 Read out loud and slowly
• One sentence at a time
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Tip #3 Read from end to beginning
• Start at the bottom of the page and read backwards
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Tip #4 Take a break
• Edit in short segments
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Tip #5 Do it three times
• Proof read the same document three times and at least once with a partner
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Tip #5 Do it three times
Tip #1 Sweep
Tip #2 Read out loud and slowly
Tip #3 Read from end to beginning
Tip #4 Take a break
Top 5 tips to Proofreading