tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post3248131596726240311..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: At Some Point….Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-58150118485080188012008-01-18T07:24:00.000-08:002008-01-18T07:24:00.000-08:00Do you have a friend who's good with grammar and s...Do you have a friend who's good with grammar and spelling? Because if you do, you can use an old proofreading/editing process, which also involves reading aloud. You read the piece out loud to friend, pronouncing the punctuation as well as the words, and the friend (following along with their own copy) can stop you to correct spelling/grammar.<BR/><BR/>But, Greg, believe me when I say this: You don't have anything to worry about. I worked as an editor and proofreader for many years, and your posts are little masterpieces compared to some of the crap written by professionals.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267517011364935034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-37997184389935487652008-01-17T12:31:00.000-08:002008-01-17T12:31:00.000-08:00Just so you know, it happens all the time with eve...Just so you know, it happens all the time with everyone. You don't see your own mistakes, your brain/eyes skip over it. (esp. if you have edited it over and over again) I always have someone else read a "professional" email I am about to send, to see if it makes sense to them/is not full of typos.<BR/><BR/>I would offer to help, as I edit folks' stuff frequently, but I am a bit far away. *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-6122948209747862452008-01-17T12:28:00.000-08:002008-01-17T12:28:00.000-08:00Here's my former English teacher trick. Read it ou...Here's my former English teacher trick. Read it out loud. <BR/><BR/>your mind can't do that snaeky self-correcting it does when you read it silently. Sounds odd. Really works.StuccoHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608839109697874015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-87719093131608778972008-01-17T10:57:00.000-08:002008-01-17T10:57:00.000-08:00You wrote: "I still make repeated mistakes in my r...You wrote: "I still make repeated mistakes in my righting. "<BR/><BR/>Was that a joke, or just to prove your point?<BR/><BR/>.smile.<BR/><BR/>I will be happy to review and edit to the best of my ability your proposal,<BR/><BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-21425982501304985572008-01-17T02:47:00.000-08:002008-01-17T02:47:00.000-08:00The best thing to do with any kind of text is to h...The best thing to do with any kind of text is to have someone who doesn't know anything about the subject read it. Even people with a real bad spelling will easily be able to point out other people's mistakes - I've seen that myself with French at School - my own homework papers were always liitered with red ink when I got them back, but reading other people's papers I easily found the mistakes. You just won't be able to check a text you wrote yourself anywhere as thorough as one somebody else wrote.Ragnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087234298605439486noreply@blogger.com