You have created your translation, transcription or script to produce in English. But under most circumstances, you will find that your translation will have fundamental mistakes. It’s difficult to remember all the grammatical rules, even for the most capable. But once you add the element of Spoken English, you will often find the flow will be impaired – And that‘s where I can help with Proofing.
Copy Editing
Checking for consistency in tone, focus, and style and correcting sentence structure problems, thought order, word usage, and grammar errors.
Proofreading
Fine-tuning, double-checking grammar, spelling, punctuation, style and proper noun consistency, and catching any errors otherwise missed along the way. Let me edit, revise, and proofread your English document until it is correct. From the web or commercial script to a sales letter, biography and report? With reasonable rates and fast turnaround times (usually 48 hours), my services might be something you are looking for!
CONTACT ME for more information. Payments are accepted via PayPal, allowing you to have your proofing finished in under 48-hours.
5 Tips on Proofing
In the past have made more mistakes with proofing than I can name. So I thought for those who would rather try and do it themselves, I have put together the following editing and writing tips that will help your proofreading skills and help you find the errors in your text/article/script:
- Edit a hard copy. When you look at your computer screen or read off a cell phone for too long, you will often make common grammatical errors. Therefore, editing from a printed copy is a proofreading technique that allows you to see misspellings and punctuation errors. A printout is also less strenuous on your eyes.
- Double-check for homonyms. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Sometimes it can be easy to make this mistake and mix up certain words – Think – Their – There- They’re!
- Watch for punctuation errors. Aside from misspelt words, you should pay attention to misplaced apostrophes, commas, and other punctuation marks. Also include endings to your parentheses and quotation marks, a simple mistake to make.
- Read aloud. Reading aloud can help you spot places for better word choice or improving sentence structure, such as run-ons and fragments. Hearing the text you have written, read by yourself or someone else, gives you a new outlook.
- Take a break. Walk away from your writing and come back to it later with fresh eyes. You will then improve your ability to spot spelling mistakes and other errors.