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Daphne says,
"Make your written message work for you.
Check style and substance".
Daphne's tips for proofreading your work:
- Read it loud and also silently but always slowly.
- Read it backwards to focus on spelling.
- Use a spellchecker, but don't depend on it.
- Point with your finger to read one word at a time.
- Don't proof every type of mistake at once - proof at separate intervals for spelling, grammar, consistency of word usage, etc.
- Make a 'to-do' list of things to watch for as you edit.
- Double check little words, they are often interchanged - e.g. or, of, it, and is.
- Don't use fluorescent lighting while proofing.
- Listen to music while you work!
Daphne's top eight errors in writing:
- Punctuation.
- Run-on sentences and sentence fragments.
- Quotation marks/apostrophes.
- Spelling.
- Tenses.
- Paragraphing.
- Word omissions.
- Subject-verb agreements.
Daphne can help you.
- Do you have the time or inclination to handle all this and more?
- Let Daphne do the work for you, so that you can focus on what you're good at - writing; concentrating on your ideas, not on rules and strategies.
You are invited to contact Daphne to help plan the best response to your needs by calling, faxing or emailing her.
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