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least ensure the accuracy of the written English.
It’s also no use relying on a computer spell checker because while they are improving, all spell checkers miss basic errors in written English. They do offer suggestions for correct spelling of a word, but if you don’t recognise the correct spelling from the list, how are you going to get it right?
The reason that I’m different from other proofreaders is that I don’t just proofread for spelling, punctuation and grammar; I also search for content and accuracy of the actual text. This often includes significant research on my part to ensure that the technical aspects such as correct spelling of names, places and timelines are correct. It is my experience that clients become so absorbed in their work that they often make fundamental errors in the technical aspects of their copy.
When your project is accurately proofread and is combined with sympathetic editing, your text will have an all round precision which makes for an enjoyable read and will give you credibility as the author of the work.
Proofreading in its simplest form is the process of spotting and marking errors of spelling, grammar and punctuation in a written text.
Your manuscript or marketing may be potentially captivating to your intended audience and be of high quality in its content and research, but it is all too easy for it to be let down by basic errors in written English. Nobody expects the text to be perfect, but nevertheless, any reader is probably not going to finish reading the text, if they are constantly distracted by errors.
Even if you have read through the text yourself so many times that you can almost quote it verbatim and found quite a few errors, the trained eye of a proofreader will always find more. Everyone makes mistakes when writing and typing, and it is almost impossible to check your own work because it is so often the case that a writer of a text will become so immersed in their copy that they will miss the simple mistakes. These are the very things that divert the reader from the technical quality of the manuscript. Don’t forget that your reader, and if you are in business, your competitors, will spot the mistakes. By getting the text professionally and independently proofread, you can at
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