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A Breakdown of the Different Types of Editing

When you ask someone to edit a document for you, you need to specify exactly what you want done. Editing takes on several forms that involve varying degrees of time, effort and attention to detail. So,...

Check The Facts

Someone is reading your company blog, and they see your reference to an accomplishment from last year. They want to learn more about it, as it piques their interest, so they click on the embedded link....

How To Correct People Without Being Pompous

There is a time and place to summon the grammar police. If you’re always correcting people on their misuses and misspellings, then you become that guy. And no one likes him. But there are times when...

Don’t Let A Typo Ruin Your Reputation

Although they come off as tiny, insignificant, miniscule mistakes, typos are far from that. It can happen to the best of us. As we’re typing away at lightning speed, we forget to add the apostrophe in...

Attention, Writers and Editors! Beware the Dangers Lurking in Large Type…

If you’ve ever had to look through an article or other piece of writing that was presented in a large font, you may have missed some rather obvious errors. Whether the writing was your own or someone...

Then vs. Than…Yes They Do Have Different Meanings!

If you needed even more evidence of how one letter can make a big difference, ‘then vs. than’ is a great example. People make mistakes with these two words all the time, but they often slip by unnoticed...

What Do All These Proofreading Symbols Mean?

If you have ever had a piece of writing proofread and then handed back to you, you may have seen a variety of different proofreading symbols throughout the text. If you didn’t see anything, then...

Could Your Corporate Communications Use Copyediting Services?

One of the areas of business that many people don’t give a lot of thought to is how a company communicates with its own people and the outside world. Corporate communications are an important element...

Fix Your Grammar and Spelling with Proofreading Services

To say that grammar and spelling isn’t everyone’s thing is definitely one of those understatements of the century we keep hearing about. You can have a wonderful idea, concept, point of view...

Proofreading Services for Presentations: 3 Important Benefits

Proofreading services should be the last step before you give a killer presentation. Having a way with people, an ability to speak in front of crowds and some fancy graphics with the latest technology...

5 Things People Often Miss When Proofreading Their Own Work

It’s no secret that proofreading is one of the more important elements of writing. It’s like cleaning up after yourself when you’re done. You may have a killer concept, bold ideas and brave insights,...

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