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#Proofreading
My #current list: :blobcatbook:
#editing
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing
#proofreading
* "Fight for Us" by Sophia Quinn
#reading
* "The Haunting of Paynes Hollow" by Kelley Armstrong
* "Advent" by Daniel Pyle
* "The Xmas Day Butcher" by Spencer Guerrero
Editing catch of the day:
A reference to Chico in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is now a reference to Chico in "A Fistful of Dollars". A good reminder of the always-look-it-up principle
❗ Experienced editor/proofreader (5+ yrs experience in reviewing analytical reports, civic freedoms terminology) wanted for the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (#MACS) project.
📖 You will review 7 country reports to ensure clarity, consistency, accuracy, and alignment with our standards.
💡 Our goal is to advance democratic rights and European values by empowering civil society.
Apply by 8 December: https://ecnl.org/job-openings
#Hiring #JobOpportunity #Editor #Proofreading #HumanRights
Một người dùng chia sẻ kinh nghiệm thực tế về AI: Gemini 3 Pro gây bất ngờ với khả năng lập trình xuất sắc. Ngược lại, ChatGPT vẫn vượt trội hơn hẳn trong việc sửa lỗi chính tả và so sánh tài liệu. Bạn đã có trải nghiệm nào tương tự chưa?
#AI #Gemini #ChatGPT #Programming #Proofreading #DocumentComparison #CôngNghệ #TríTuệNhânTạo
https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1p8sd2g/experiences_with_chatgpt51_vs_gemini_3_pro/
I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?
Here in England, we spell behavior 'behaviour'. If MS Word can't get this simple thing right when I've chosen to use English (UK) settings, then why on Earth would I want any grammar checking or AI 'help'? How would you know if its recommendations are 'right'? #proofreading #writing #English(UK)
"The following groups of words illustrate variations in spelling that may occur in roots or inflectional endings of related words in different parts of speech."
Spelling and Vocabulary for the Secretary
by Long, Tillett, and Woodbridge
for Katharine Gibbs School, New York
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After I became a proofreader, my dad gave me this reference book, which belonged to my grandmother who I never met. She traveled to New York to attend Katharine Gibbs School in the 1930s and later became a chief administrator at Duke Hospital.
She must have used this book quite often. It is worn and filled with her handwritten notes. I wish I could have connected with her as a fellow word nerd.
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#page42 #pagina42 #hashtaggames
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a toot with the hashtag and write the rules as a comment to it.
• Don't look for your favorite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
• Don’t forget the hashtags.
That feeling when ...
... you get more wonderful testimonials about your editing and professional work.
I'm going to share two testimonials here, anonymously, but of course, if said people want to 'own up' to their words, be my guest!
Number One:
Peter is a brilliant editor with great instincts and real heart. He cares deeply not only about the material he works on, but also about the audience who will read it. He’s a passionate advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, and his commitment to inclusion and authenticity shines through in everything he does. Truly one of those people who make any project (and team) better.
Number Two:
Peter is a DEI specialist who makes inclusion a priority, not an afterthought. His knowledge and expertise on the subject have helped raise awareness across the project team and resulted in a richer, more inclusive publication.
Thank you so much to those of you who've sent me these testimonials (and those I haven't shared yet). It means so much.
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I'm Peter (he/him), a dedicated editor, proofreader and consultant focusing on sensitive and inclusive editorial work for charities, NGOs, not-for-profits and educational institutions. Get in contact with me at peter@peterjfullagar.co.uk
In solidarity.
Sometimes, you can’t even give editing or proofreading away for free!
Almost two weeks ago, I pointed out two typos on an activist group post via message. Got a reply saying thanks.
Still not amended.
What kind of message does this send?
Work update:
I feel in a state of flux at the moment. Yes, there's some work in English language teaching publishing, but increasingly I feel I want to move out of that space.
I find that I much prefer editing and proofreading now, and I've been looking into work outside of ELT – namely into charities, NGOs and public bodies, particularly those relating to #LGBTQIA representation and issues, but not exclusively.
I've written to some charities, but have not had much luck with responses. Perhaps they outsource their editing and proofreading to consultancies. So I've been reaching out to consultancies who specialise in providing editing and proofreading to public bodies, governments and charities, with some success in replies.
So, if anyone knows anyone who might be able to help ... please do get in touch.
#AmEditing #Editing #Proofreading #Charities #NGOs
I've been freelancing for a year and since July, I've started to edit more novels, stories, and comics
This has become a passion and what I'd really like to do - if anyone's looking for such services, please let me know
Marketing clients are OK, if just to pay bills
#furrywriting #furrywriter #FurryFandom #furry #editing #proofreading
Omgs bookshop dot org, DO BETTER!
At first I thought there was some kind of joke, that somebody had written a parody book about Salman, or maybe he himself had written a funny book.
Nope!
For a "bookshop", this seems like a huge #proofreading gaffe!
Power users of pronunciation dictionaries, I have a pretty specific situation here. The person I'm proofing for uses actual space characters rather than tabs at the beginnings of his paragraphs, this results in having runs reported by text analyzer every time I get to a new paragraph. Having JAWS speak character count works, but this usually means seeing the space count at the beginning of each paragraph twice unless I turn off indentation indication. Yet, I need indentation indication to report justification levels such as centered or whether or not text is justified. I mark the ends of my sentences with one space. He marks them with two. is there a way I can make one dictionary entry that will allow me to set a sound to play when there are two spaces after colons or other other punctuation marks that normally end sentences? Or do I have to create an entry for every one of these? Just creating one for two spaces doesn't work because it gets triggered when two or more spaces in a row are encountered, so the three spaces my client uses for paragraph starters gets indicated... and we're back to square one. Help? #JAWS #JFW #JAWSForWindows #A11y #SpeechDictionaries #Blind #Screenreader #Technology #Proofreading #Editing
Ever have 1 of those contrary posts where you KEEP finding typos, poor grammar Etc just after you edited/re-sent it??
🧐📄✍▶️😯😒🙄
YEP ~ so much for #proofreading
It might be nice to work only one hour a year. Yeah, that sounds like my kind of thing.
Good grief, evening #audiobooks need #proofreading! 😱
PS. I'm only one chapter into Kaliane Bradleys 2024 debut novel, #TheMinistryOfTime, and I'm already loving it. ❤️
PPS. For anyone who's read/listened to it and would like more background into the principal character Graham Gore's ill-fated Franklin expedition in search of the Arctic Northwest Passage, I recommend Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin. I loved his narration of the audiobook version. And don't worry, this is not a spoiler, as the expedition and its outcome are revealed in Chapter One! 😉
Proofing an annual report this morning, and I came across a page heading with two (count em!) exclamation points.
Ugh
Seriously, people, this is an annual report, not a middle-school book report. 😳
Grammarly became nearly unusable over time but I just learned about LanguageTool:
It is open source and you can run your own instance easily.
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