Proofreading Tips

Whether you’re just getting started or are an experienced proofreader, there’s always something new to learn. That’s where our blogs come in! We've got expert advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, referencing, proofreading different types of writing (from creative to business and academic), and much more!

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    What to Do When a Document Is Hard to Follow

    What to Do When a Document Is Hard to Follow

    Jan 01, 2018

    • Proofreading Tips

    Early January is just like any other time of year, except you see a lot more people jogging in an attempt to keep to their new year’s resolutions. But here at Proofreading Academy, we believe that your resolutions don’t have to be exhausting! So instead of paying a year’s membership fees for two days at […]

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    Ghosts of Typing Conventions Past

    Ghosts of Typing Conventions Past

    Dec 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    Chapter 1: Common Misconceptions It was Christmas Eve and Mr Scrivener Drudge, a wicked old miser who bore no similarity to anyone that would raise copyright issues, sat gloomily at the computer in his office. His nephew had bought it for him last Christmas after, in a fit of rage, Drudge threw his typewriter at […]

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Citing Chapters of Edited Books in Harvard and APA

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    How to Correct Right-to-Left Text Issues

    Dec 12, 2017

    • Formatting
    • Proofreading Tips

    Fans of Knowadays’ blog (we know you’re out there) will know that we try to make our posts fun and entertaining. But even fun-packed jobs like proofreading have their boring, technical bits. And more often than not, these bits are annoyingly important. Take, for example, the issue of correcting right-to-left text in Microsoft Word. Script […]

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    Our Proofreading Christmas List

    Dec 05, 2017

    • Lifestyle Tips
    • Proofreading Tips

    Here at Knowadays, we’re not tempted by the latest must-have gadgets, but we always get the latest version of Microsoft Word. We don’t crave luxury beauty products, either, but we do want every document we work on to look good. If we could ask Santa for a gift this Christmas, then, it would be something […]

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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, […]

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    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

    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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    Top 5 Grammar Myths: Exposing the Truth

    Top 5 Grammar Myths: Exposing the Truth

    Oct 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    There comes a time in every proofreader’s life when they’re faced with the unsettling fact that some of the ‘rules’ they have always used are either misleading or downright wrong. This can be a hard pill to swallow, but it’s better to get it over and done with. So grab a cup of strong, sweet […]

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  • Windows vs. Mac: Which Is Better for Proofreading?

    Windows vs. Mac: Which Is Better for Proofreading?

    Oct 20, 2017

    • Proofreading Software and Tools
    • Proofreading Tips

    So which is better, Windows or Mac? Fight! Sadly, we can’t make our computers to engage in an epic battle to the death to prove once and for all that Windows machines are better. Therefore, we can’t tell you which kind of computer to use for proofreading. Ultimately, either is fine because both support Microsoft […]

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