Oh dear…
Did you know that there are 7 writing mistakes that a spell checker won’t spot?
It won’t catch correctly spelled words that are used incorrectly in a sentence.
It can’t query facts, dates or events and it will often struggle with the spelling of people and places.
A spell checker also doesn’t know whether a hyperlink works or even points to the right page.
These things require a human eye. A proofreader’s eye. Preferably two.
5-minute proofreading and editing
Sure, you can ditch the proofreading phase of content creation. But with a good process it only takes a few minutes to check through what you’ve written.
Which is why we’ve put together the cluster of articles below to form a mini proofreading course. It features proofreading and editing tips/tests for you to improve and then assess your copy-checking skills.
The newest proofreading articles will appear below:
photo credit: Dave Cross
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