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    To Change or Not to Change? When to Edit a Document

    To Change or Not to Change? When to Edit a Document

    Nov 28, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips

    That, as one famously poor speller might put it, is the question. One challenging part of being a proofreader is knowing when to make changes and when to leave well alone. It’s a delicate balance, and it requires more than a set of rules. More than anything, it requires common sense and good judgement. However, […]

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    Proofreading Before Computers

    Proofreading Before Computers

    Nov 21, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips
    • Vocabulary Tips

    Proofreading dates back to the early days of printing: a contract from 1499 even mentions it, saying that the responsibility for proofreading lies with the author. But it may interest technology fans to know that Microsoft Word was not around in the fifteenth century. And proofreading before computers was, necessarily, very different. As such, to […]

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Historic vs. Historical: What’s the Difference?

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    Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes

    Nov 07, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    As the supermarkets begin to stock their shelves with exploding hat-and-joke containers, stuffing-flavour crisps and puddings nobody likes, Michael Bublé comes out of his long hibernation. Listen. He is warming up his voice. ‘A kiss is just a kiss,’ he sings. ‘A sigh is just a sigh.’ But is a dash just a dash? Is […]

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    To Change or Not to Change? When to Edit a Document

    Nov 28, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips

    That, as one famously poor speller might put it, is the question. One challenging part of being a proofreader is knowing when to make changes and when to leave well alone. It’s a delicate balance, and it requires more than a set of rules. More than anything, it requires common sense and good judgement. However, […]

    Read more
  • Our-Proofreading-Christmas-List.jpg

    Proofreading Before Computers

    Nov 21, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips
    • Vocabulary Tips

    Proofreading dates back to the early days of printing: a contract from 1499 even mentions it, saying that the responsibility for proofreading lies with the author. But it may interest technology fans to know that Microsoft Word was not around in the fifteenth century. And proofreading before computers was, necessarily, very different. As such, to […]

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    Historic vs. Historical: What’s the Difference?

    Nov 14, 2017

    • Proofreading Tips
    • Spelling

    The invention of the computer was a historic event. Without it we would still be scribbling in the margins of galley proofs, unaided by word-processing software. The invention of the computer was also a historical event, hence our use of the past tense. Yet not every historical event is historic, and not every historic event […]

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    Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes

    Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes

    Nov 07, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    As the supermarkets begin to stock their shelves with exploding hat-and-joke containers, stuffing-flavour crisps and puddings nobody likes, Michael Bublé comes out of his long hibernation. Listen. He is warming up his voice. ‘A kiss is just a kiss,’ he sings. ‘A sigh is just a sigh.’ But is a dash just a dash? Is […]

    Read more