Blogs about: Proofreaders Marks
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Spell It Out
Proofreaders’ Marks So you were taking notes in class, and, boy, that professor was professing at just about the speed of light. So it’s no wonder you took some shortcuts as your fingers f… more →
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Spell It Out
wrote 1 week ago: Proofreaders’ Marks So you were taking notes in class, and, boy, that professor was professing … more →
Marking Capitals and Small Capitals
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wrote 1 month ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Unless you’re e. e. cummings or k.d. lang, you’re probably fon … more →
Inserting Question Marks
wrote 2 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Uh-oh, that question ends with a period and you need to change it. Well, t … more →
Make a list, check it twice.
wrote 2 months ago: I’m feeling magnanimous today. I’ve retooled, updated, and expanded a checklist that I d … more →
PROOF IT: Or Prove You’re An Idiot.
wrote 3 months ago: It is a hard fact that most of our work done today is done on the computer, but that doesn’t m … more →
Marking Hyphens
wrote 3 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Hyphens are a handy sort of punctuation. You can use them to stick two wor … more →
Marking Italics
wrote 4 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Italics come in handy: they’re great for emphasis, for foreign words … more →
Changing Capitals to Lowercase
wrote 4 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Maybe caps lock was on. Or maybe the author just got a little carried away … more →
Deleting Stuff
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wrote 5 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Unwanted letters, words, and punctuation can seem to crop up out of nowher … more →
Transposing Letters and Words
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wrote 5 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Today’s proofreaders’ mark allows you to swap two letters or w … more →
Marking Commas
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wrote 5 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks The latest in this series explaining proofreaders’ marks concerns th … more →
Marking Spaces
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wrote 6 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Writers and editors aren’t only concerned with the ink on the page, … more →
Marking Periods
wrote 7 months ago: Proofreaders’ Marks Periods are the smallest dab of ink on the page, but they’re some of … more →
Where Have All the Proofreaders Marks Gone?
wrote 11 months ago: Back in the early days of my graphic design career, I took a not-so-glamorous route and worked in a … more →
How to make sure that you will not be paid for your work
wrote 1 year ago: Want to make sure you won’t be paid for your work? Go to work for any client who does not use … more →
