We proofread:
- Annual reports
- Press releases
- Website content
- Newsletters
- Magazines
- Blogs
- Speeches and presentations
- Social media content
1.
Grammar
check
We check every aspect of grammar. We
frequently come across errors in the following areas of grammar: subject-verb
agreement, use of conjunctions and conjunctive verbs, use of tenses, use of modifiers,
possessive adjectives and pronouns and split infinitives.
2. Spelling check
We come across
spelling errors of different types. They can be words that are spelt
incorrectly, or typos. We often see names (of people or of places) spelt incorrectly.
There is often confusion between American and British English. It is not a
matter of one being right and the other being wrong, but rather a matter of
consistency. We check for this.
3. Punctuation check
The many punctuation marks can cause confusion,
so that people ask ‘Do we really need them?’ They certainly are needed, as if
they are omitted or used wrongly, they can change the meaning or make the text
difficult to read. The correct use of the comma tends to be a matter of
personal preference or even of fashion, but our experienced business proofreaders know
how to make the best use of commas. There can be confusion between colons and
semi-colons, but each has a specific use. Quotation marks can be double or
single, but we check for consistency with these. We frequently see errors in
the use of the apostrophe, but we also check for such errors.
