Vocabulary Tips
Get to grips with the vocabulary that you'll encounter as a freelance proofreader, editor, or writer. With in-depth definitions, helpful side-by-side comparisons, and glossaries of terms – we've got you covered.
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An Editing and Proofreading Glossary
An Editing and Proofreading Glossary
Published Apr 09, 2020
Last Updated Nov 21, 2024If you want to become a proofreader, it helps to know the lingo. And as with any industry, editing and proofreading has its own terminology. Check out the glossary below to learn a few key terms that you would need to know to become a proofreader or editor. Copy Editing Copy editing typically involves refining […]
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Proofreading Tips: Working With Religious Terms
Proofreading Tips: Working With Religious Terms
Published Feb 03, 2019
Last Updated Oct 04, 2023And lo, the proofreader corrected the spelling and the grammar, and she did separate sentence from sentence with proper punctuation. For six days she did this, and on the seventh day she did this also, for she worked freelance and could not afford to rest. Don’t worry, we haven’t changed our style to reflect the […]
13 Latin Terms Every Proofreader Should Know
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When Alright and Anymore Aren’t All Right Any More
Published Jan 16, 2018
Last Updated Nov 26, 2024Even as a proofreader, alright and anymore may not ring any alarm bells. In less formal English, both are common. But two things you may need to know about these words include: That alright technically isn’t a word. That anymore (as one word) has a very specific usage. So put on your editing hats and […]
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Proofreading Before Computers
Published Nov 21, 2017
Last Updated Nov 28, 2024Proofreading dates back to the early days of printing: a contract from 1499 even mentions it, saying that the responsibility for proofreading lies with the author. But it may interest technology fans to know that Microsoft Word was not around in the fifteenth century. And proofreading before computers was, necessarily, very different. As such, to […]
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The Etymology of ‘Proofreading’
Published Sep 28, 2017
Last Updated May 16, 2023Here at Knowadays we have a poster on the wall (next to the signed pictures of our favourite pedants of stage and screen) that says, ‘You don’t have to know the etymology of “proofreading” to work here, but it helps!’ Our questionable taste in wall décor aside, the term ‘proofreading’ does make more sense when […]
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An Editing and Proofreading Glossary
An Editing and Proofreading Glossary
Published Apr 09, 2020
Last Updated Nov 21, 2024If you want to become a proofreader, it helps to know the lingo. And as with any industry, editing and proofreading has its own terminology. Check out the glossary below to learn a few key terms that you would need to know to become a proofreader or editor. Copy Editing Copy editing typically involves refining […]
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Proofreading Tips: Working With Religious Terms
Proofreading Tips: Working With Religious Terms
Published Feb 03, 2019
Last Updated Oct 04, 2023And lo, the proofreader corrected the spelling and the grammar, and she did separate sentence from sentence with proper punctuation. For six days she did this, and on the seventh day she did this also, for she worked freelance and could not afford to rest. Don’t worry, we haven’t changed our style to reflect the […]