Comments on: Proofreading and the Printer’s Devil http://lillieammann.com/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:57:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-35424 Lillie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:53:28 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/#comment-35424 Mark, Good advice. However, I recommend people use spell check as a start to reduce the number of errors an editor or reader finds. Spell check certainly won't catch all errors and may even introduce a few new ones, but it is likely to catch a significant percentage. Fewer grammar errors in a manuscript means the editor can concentrate on other elements of writing rather than just correcting mistakes. Mark,

Good advice. However, I recommend people use spell check as a start to reduce the number of errors an editor or reader finds. Spell check certainly won’t catch all errors and may even introduce a few new ones, but it is likely to catch a significant percentage. Fewer grammar errors in a manuscript means the editor can concentrate on other elements of writing rather than just correcting mistakes.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-35423 Lillie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:50:56 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/#comment-35423 Professional (if you wrote Your Name @ Professional Grammar Editor, I could address you as a real person, and you would still get your keyword link), Of course, as another professional editor, I agree with you. :-) Professional (if you wrote Your Name @ Professional Grammar Editor, I could address you as a real person, and you would still get your keyword link),

Of course, as another professional editor, I agree with you. :-)

]]> By: Mark Walusimbi http://lillieammann.com/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-35418 Mark Walusimbi Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:24:07 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/#comment-35418 This is a wonderful post. My advise is not to count on MS Word spell checker or any software. Just get someone else to look at your work. This is a wonderful post. My advise is not to count on MS Word spell checker or any software. Just get someone else to look at your work.

]]> By: Professional Grammar Editor http://lillieammann.com/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-35417 Professional Grammar Editor Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:21:36 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/08/10/proofreading-and-the-printers-devil/#comment-35417 Very true. I recommend getting an outside set of eyes or a Professional grammar editor to proofread ones work as the surest way to get all the misspelled words and awkward phrases corrected. Very true. I recommend getting an outside set of eyes or a Professional grammar editor to proofread ones work as the surest way to get all the misspelled words and awkward phrases corrected.

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