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Proofreaders and copy-editors have a reputation for being pretty proficient spellers – it’s an essential skill for the role. However, due to the enormity of the English lexicon, which according to AskOxford.com contains at the very least a quarter of a million words, it would be impossible for any one person to be able to spell every single English word accurately. It’s not just obscure words

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1. Try to proofread when you are fresh: it takes an awful lot of concentration to do it properly.2. Take breaks to improve your concentration. Aim to stop and relax for at least five minutes every hour.3. Look out for typing errors; writing form instead of from, for example, is a common mistake when typing and will probably not be picked up by a spell checker.4. Keep an eye on short words like a,

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Let’s take a closer look at the origin of some of the confusing English spellings which are a proofreader’s bread and butter!In my last entry I mentioned the impact of the Norman Conquest on our spelling system. Well, in addition to the French scribes’ insistence on the use of five letters only for vowel sounds, they also introduced several new spelling conventions. These included the following

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We all know that English spelling is difficult to master. The fact that English spelling is tricky, or even, in some people’s opinion “absolutely, unspeakably awful” (Masha Bell, Literacy Researcher) has at least one benefit – it means that there’s plenty of work out there for proofreaders and copy-editors to do!Unlike in many other languages, the relationship between the way an English word is

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Let’s start by taking a look at that most essential of a proofreader’s tools (apart from the red pen, of course) – the dictionary!The dictionary that we use at the Proofreading Agency – and the one I always recommend to proofreaders – is the Oxford Dictionary of English. This handy, single-volume dictionary is full of brand-new words and is written to reflect the way that English is actually used

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