Category Archives: Proofreader

SITW: calve muscles

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

In an exercise manual that I am editing, the author refers to “calve muscles”, which would be nowhere near your calves (plural of calf). I personally have not “calved” in almost 15 years and plan not to do it again … Continue reading →

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Fantastic New Resources

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

I know that these are not new to everyone, but there were new to me fairly recently. TERMIUM, the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank, is a fantastic language tool for finding just the right word, using the … Continue reading →

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Mixing up similar words

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

When editing or proofreading a document, unfortunately, it is far too easy to miss incidents of similar words getting mixed up. Emphatically, empathically and empathetically seem so similar when reading silently that I totally missed the errors the first couple … Continue reading →

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Pepper Juice and Eyes Are a Bad Combination

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

As an editor/proofreader, my eyes are a tool of my trade. Continue reading →

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