Pushpinder's ART blog: Jul 20, 2011

Proofreading skills and the skills for the basic fact that we do not see your mistakes. Read first and last letters of a word to our eyes and your mind will recognize the intended word. It does not matter what order letters as long as the first and last letters are correct. English language course there are many words that start and finish with the same letter, but very different words.

This is bcuseae istlef huamn mnid deos ervey lteter by not raed, but the wrod as a wlohe. Huh Amzanig? (Rawlinson, G. University of Cambridge, 2003).

There is, however a few tricks you can adopt to improve proofreading your document.

• To remove your document as long as possible after you finish writing keep. Be a minimum 24 hours, but better.

• Print your document. Your eyes will identify errors easier to print than online. Check your changes on the printed document.

• Divide steps in reviewing the document. Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and so on.

• final fix a minimum of 24 hours after your last check to finish Czech.

At each step, one thing in your document review. You - can step spelling. Step 2 - grammar and punctuation. Step 3 - the logic of your document. Phase all tables, illustrative material, labels and captions footnotes and endnotes 4 - check.

Step 1 - spelling. Spelling can be contacted in some ways. First, do not rely on spell check.

• Spell Checker is a little like your brain. Look at the first and last letters and then words will change. So bear / bare, their / there added / / peeling pears are just a few examples. Use spell check, but use it with care and observation.

• Get two pieces of white paper and separate each word in your document. It takes time to read every word but you will trick your mind.

• Start at the bottom of the page and read the back of each word. Consuming but worthwhile time if you want a perfect document.

• Do not rely on memory to your spelling. A good dictionary on my desk and check each word even if you think you know it.

• Some grammar sites on the web to find that you can browse and bookmark is easy to understand. In a search capability will help you go straight to question your grammar or punctuation.

• Develop a personal style guide. You see all words and grammar points in record style guide. Refer to the style guide you will need to check your words.

Step 2 - grammar and punctuation. These two go together.

• Your documents are read aloud and listen to what you are saying. Ask someone to read the document. Important. "Mean". "Who said."

• Your grammar and punctuation will come back to that. Trend for a minimum of punctuation.

• Many lines of a sentence is probably misleading. Your sentence is a subject, a verb and an object must have.

• A concept should be a sentence.

Do you know what that sentence? Are you confused?

• Make sure you make are consistent in your document.

Step 3 - the logic of your document. A good way to do this about the progress of your document to create a table.

• 1 Article. Introductory paragraph.

• 2 article. Dog and its habits.

• Article 3. Cat and its habits.

• 4 Article. Bird and cat.

• Article Summary. Bring everything together. Introduction to the document title and summary should be in tandem.

Phase all tables, illustrative material, labels and captions footnotes and endnotes 4 - check. Stay with this systematic and laborious. Follow through on any links or cross-referenced and make sure they work.

The most important tip of all to take frequent breaks. Hours in view of your document can not be error free.

Best tip of all your writing and your editing platform is planned. Allow time.

Editing and proofreading in planning and writing are as important as.

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Proofreading - How to Avoid Easy Mistakes

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