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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

What Is Proofreading

Working as a proofreader is not always the easiest profession to be in. If you are the type of person that likes to read, it may be the ideal position for you. Not as a proofreader will require you to in documents, you also need to make sure that the document reads well as well.

If you are the type of person that gets a certain type of enjoyment from correcting other peoples will, you will definitely be good as a professional proofreader. You will need to look out for many different spellings in documents. In some cases you will be documents that have words that are intentionally spelt wrong.

As a proofreader there are a number of things that you can consider when checking documents.

Using a spellchecker is a help aid

There is nothing wrong with using a spellchecker after you have been through a document. It is surprising how many proofreader's forget about using modern day technology. This project can be used to help doublecheck your work. If you have been given work that is in text format, then it is in your best interest to use a spellchecker when proofreading these documents.

Double checking your documents

Accuracy is an important part of being a good proofreader, so doublechecking a spellchecker is also in your best interest. Sometimes a spellchecker, will tell you that a word has been spelt wrong when in actual fact it is correct. In such cases it is your job to make sure the correct spelling is left in the document.

Using these tips will help you to get through your proofreading assignments much more accurately.