January 12th 2021. Post-apoc novel: top proofreading spots.

🔎 Grill vs grille. Puss vs pus. Feint vs faint.

Had some cracking #proofreading spots this week in the post-apocalyptic novel I’m editing.

Word did not flag these. But they did not get past me!

I find these spots to be the most satisfying of all.

❌the car’s grill ➡ the car’s grille ✔

👩‍🍳 Grill without the ‘e’ is a cooking device.
🚘 The metalwork on the front of a car needs the ‘e’.

🤮Trigger warning if you’re eating…

❌ puss formed under the nail ➡ pus formed under the nail ✔

🐱 Puss is an informal word for a cat.
🤒 Pus is the fluid caused by infection.

❌ a feint rustle ➡ a faint rustle ✔

🥊 Feint is a noun. It’s a misleading action or movement.
🍂 Faint as an adjective was needed here, in the sense of subtle or weak.

Glad to help authors clean these slips from their manuscripts before publication.