16
12.11
12:33
The job of a proofreader is to catch errors — not to improve word flow, sentence construction or writing organization. As such, the work is mostly mechanical, allowing an actual proofreader to be replaced by a properly designed writing software.
21
09.10
3:19
Proofreading tends to come last in the writing process. While you can, technically, fire up that grammar proofreading software any time you want, you’ll just end up doing corrections that you’ll need to re-check again later. It’s double the work for what’s, essentially, the same result.
04
06.10
10:17
Asked to review a friend’s writing and got no idea what to do? Here’s a list of the things you need to focus on if you’re gonna be of help:
05
05.10
4:45
I arm myself with two tools every time I sit down to edit and proofread a piece.
1. My trusted proofreading software.
20
12.09
2:36
Whenever you read something for either recreational or informational purposes, detail errors (especially in English grammar, structure and syntax) can be downright irritating. Even though a misplaced apostrophe or extra space between paragraphs isn’t supposed to affect the ideas the piece is putting forth, the constant distraction it causes simply makes the writing all that much harder to digest.