tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post8808296428944647960..comments2024-03-18T11:58:40.783-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: PROOFREADING ISN’T FOR THE TIMIDMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-28488135135805190942016-01-21T13:18:21.095-08:002016-01-21T13:18:21.095-08:00I did a lot of proofreading when I was supervising...I did a lot of proofreading when I was supervising technical writers who wrote user manuals. My nickname was "Eagle Eye" but there were few errors on my watch. BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-69787898307721826612016-01-20T12:51:54.725-08:002016-01-20T12:51:54.725-08:00Yes, there's nothing more difficult to proofre...Yes, there's nothing more difficult to proofread than one's own writing! Ann Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041353495884375883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-63270813431614783072016-01-19T20:03:44.090-08:002016-01-19T20:03:44.090-08:00Writers can always hire me. I'm the sweet and ...Writers can always hire me. I'm the sweet and adorable editor. I'm pretty good at finding errors, which irritates some people. Something important about spell check: Pay attention to it. Some people turn it on and ignore it because they think it's wrong. Sometimes it's telling you that the way you think a word is spelled is incorrect.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-61205446313527781082016-01-19T19:13:48.549-08:002016-01-19T19:13:48.549-08:00I proofread so many times then still seem to find ...I proofread so many times then still seem to find something I missed. I'm going to try the change of font technique--never heard of that one, I like it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-53566603004685220402016-01-19T16:33:51.766-08:002016-01-19T16:33:51.766-08:00So true. I've often found typos and punctuatio...So true. I've often found typos and punctuation errors in books published, even one published by the big houses. I don't let that keep me from being a fanatic about proof reading my work, though.<br /><br />Love the Stanislaw Lec quote. Too humorous!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-66511920173445446322016-01-19T12:38:31.466-08:002016-01-19T12:38:31.466-08:00That's a good idea to change the font. I'v...That's a good idea to change the font. I've often wondered why published books who go through editing and copy editing have typos! Thanks for helping to proof my stories, Mirka!Tina Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808651865125809841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-64288714057363349722016-01-19T12:31:34.544-08:002016-01-19T12:31:34.544-08:00I feel better now. I cannot see my own typos. My m...I feel better now. I cannot see my own typos. My mind fills them in with the correct words. One tip I sometimes use is reading my text backwards. Yep, start from the last word and read up the paragraph. Thanks for the great ideas.Johnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042379175433349768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-5543159515614589222016-01-19T10:52:54.059-08:002016-01-19T10:52:54.059-08:00Sometimes I catch those misspelled words in books,...Sometimes I catch those misspelled words in books, but certainly not always. With my own work, I can read and reread a piece ten times and on the eleventh I find a mistake. Go figure.BarbaraBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689988620214233757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-39712601049109329792016-01-19T09:47:57.499-08:002016-01-19T09:47:57.499-08:00I'm always amazed that a typo (or 7) slips pas...I'm always amazed that a typo (or 7) slips past all those eyes, but cringe every time I've found them in my own. I console myself by thinking, oh, surely I'm the only one who'll ever notice (or care).janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-52859802232349794282016-01-19T09:28:59.528-08:002016-01-19T09:28:59.528-08:00That last cartoon is hilarious!
After you've ...That last cartoon is hilarious!<br /><br />After you've read for sense, if you're reading just for typos, you can read each line backwards, word by word. That makes you see each word separately and critically.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-78365063093086683502016-01-19T09:13:12.716-08:002016-01-19T09:13:12.716-08:00I'm sure you've seen that bit of text that...I'm sure you've seen that bit of text that makes the round on emails where all the words are misspelled, and most of them pretty drastically. And yet, if at least the first and last letters are correct, we can read it. Our minds just fill in the gaps. That's especially true, as you noted, when we're reading our own writing, because we already know what it's supposed to say. I'm making more and more typos as I get older, and I cringe to think of all the ones I've missed when I reread. (Won't tell you how many I corrected just in this short post. If you notice any left, I did it on purpose to see how good your proofreading is. LOL)Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-75535135038108735752016-01-19T08:54:03.440-08:002016-01-19T08:54:03.440-08:00Time to look into getting a talking Kindle?Time to look into getting a talking Kindle?Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-4522965089932203682016-01-19T08:47:09.209-08:002016-01-19T08:47:09.209-08:00I stand by my assertion that the text to speech fe...I stand by my assertion that the text to speech feature on my Kindle is my hero. Your brain will fill in missing letters and words. The Kindle will not. You'll hear the mistakes. I love it.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-2432821668604431242016-01-19T08:42:58.575-08:002016-01-19T08:42:58.575-08:007 per book! Oh, that's so good to know. I cons...7 per book! Oh, that's so good to know. I consider myself more creative than grammarly :) Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729952859744134378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-87987547562281587772016-01-19T08:24:48.652-08:002016-01-19T08:24:48.652-08:00We can do the best we can do and not stress over t...We can do the best we can do and not stress over the 7 typos that slipped into print.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com