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hanygeorge38
Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Posts: 90 Location: egypt
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 12:13 am Post subject: proofreading |
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could you tell me what is meant by proofreading ? _________________ hany |
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dduck
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 109 Location: Scotland/Mexico
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:05 am Post subject: |
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A good online dictionary can be found at:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Main Entry: proof�read
Pronunciation: 'pr�f-"rEd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): proof�read /-"red/; -read�ing
Etymology: back-formation from proofreader
Date: 1920
: to read and mark corrections in (as a proof ) _________________
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
--Chinese Proverb |
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bud
Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:23 am Post subject: |
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It is the correcting of copy (text) for any type of error; errors an editor may have missed, but especially formatting errors. For example, a proofreader would notice and fix a sentence that somehow was typed in a different font than the rest of the copy. |
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