proofreading/editing tips

PROOFREADING AND EDITINGPROOFREADING AND EDITINGSeven hints to success! Seven hints to success!

What is the difference?

Proofreading

•Spelling

•Grammar

•Punctuation

Editing

Something different

Check your cohesion

How’s my stats?

Am I making sense?

Can my sentences be better?

Tip 1

• Give it a rest

• Walk away

• Come back refreshed

Tip 2•One problem at a

time•Spelling•Grammar•Punctuation

•One problem at a time

•Spelling•Grammar•Punctuation

Tip 3

• Double-check your evidence

• Statistics

• Proper Names

• Titles

• Quotes

• Dates

• Double-check your evidence

• Statistics

• Proper Names

• Titles

• Quotes

• Dates

Tip 4

• Hard copy

• Print it out

• Read it on paper

• We spend less time per word on word we read on the screen

Tip 5

• Read it aloud

• What makes sense in our heads doesn’t always make sense to our ears

Tip 6

• Don’t be afraid of the spellchecker

• Don’t rely on one

• They’re there dog’s toys over there.

• A spellchecker wouldn’t find an error in the above sentence

Tip 7

• Get HELP!!!

• Ask someone to read over your work

• Be willing to listen

• Everyone needs a little help