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Proofreading, Editing, and Revising
I frequently work on the writing of others, chiefly foreign speakers for whom English is a second language. Proofreading is the lightest correcting I do, revisions involve the most work. People argue greatly over what these terms mean. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged document revisions, editing, editor, proofreading, revisions, reworking, writing
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Entering an editing course
I’ve signed up for the first course in a Berkeley certificate program called the Professional Sequence in Editing (external link). It starts on September 2d. From now until then I will be deliberately drowning in every thing I can find regarding grammar (internal … Continue reading
Considering a professional course in editing
Update: I decided not to take the course. My command of English grammar is and was simply not good enough to take such a high level class. I’d need a college level grammar refresher course before considering the editing offering. … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, copyediting, editing, Professional Sequence in editing, proofreading, writing
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