Why spellcheck doesn’t always work
Spellcheck is great, but don’t rely on it totally! It won’t help if “it’s” is spelled “its”. (more…)
When you first learn proofreading
I remember the very first piece I had to proof. It was only one double-sided piece. My mentor had me proof it and then proofed it after I finished. She asked me to reread one sentence. It was a caption to a picture and was in italics with a 9 point font. I read it and said, “OK”. Then she asked me to read it again–which I did. Again I said, “OK”. AND THIS IS WHAT I’VE NEVER FORGOTTEN– (more…)