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Is it loose or lose? And other top proofreading spots.

🔎 Today’s top #proofreading spots from an adventure Bildungsroman. Including loose vs lose, amongst others… ❌ All hell broke lose ➡ loose ✔ ❌ a eighth ➡ an eighth ✔ ❌ hypthesis ➡ hypothesis ✔ 🔎 A lot of people make the lose/loose error, but it’s usually the other way round. I think it’s becauseContinue reading “Is it loose or lose? And other top proofreading spots.”

Is it deduce or deduct? And what is a deduction?

❓ Deduce or deduct? 🔎 Let Sherlock Holmes be your guide. 🕵️‍♂️ When Sherlock Holmes works something out, he deduces. He reaches a conclusion based on the facts that he has uncovered. 💰 Whereas, deduct means to subtract or take away. HMRC deducts tax from your pay. 🖊 For the verb form of these words,Continue reading “Is it deduce or deduct? And what is a deduction?”

Best proofreading or editing spots? When the name of something has changed. Consistency is the key.

🔎 Want to know my all-time favourite type of proofreading spot? When I catch that the name of something has changed. 🍦 Like the same ice cream parlour with two different names in two different chapters. 🏘 Or the same street with two different names in two different chapters. 📄 I catch these inconsistencies byContinue reading “Best proofreading or editing spots? When the name of something has changed. Consistency is the key.”

Reflections on CIEP 2020. Day 2 at the conference.

Another busy but successful day. 😁 I managed to fit in two sessions of #CIEP2020. Total fangirl moment with Denise *the Scottish one* Cowle’s interview with legend of dictionary corner, Susie Dent. I learnt about the etymology of ‘quarantine’, why some words from this year are likely to have short shelf-lives (like quarantini 🍸) andContinue reading “Reflections on CIEP 2020. Day 2 at the conference.”

Reflections on Day 1 of CIEP 2020.

Day 1 of #CIEP2020. What a mood boost 😁 Loved meeting other fiction editors in the networking session this morning. Top folk! This afternoon’s session on style sheets was illuminating. I use them for all my edits yet it was really valuable to see how other people approach them. It’s made me think about aContinue reading “Reflections on Day 1 of CIEP 2020.”

Who’s excited for CIEP 2020?

🎉The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) conference begins tomorrow. 🖥️ Online, of course. 👩‍🎓 I’m excited to reflect on how far I’ve come since I attended my first conference with them in 2018. 🆕 Back then, calling myself a newbie editor made sense. I set up my business in the January and startedContinue reading “Who’s excited for CIEP 2020?”

Libraries in Lockdown report: ebook usage increased by 146%.

Wow. Fascinating reading from the Libraries in Lockdown report conducted by Libraries Connected. Ebook usage increased by 146%. That’s amazing. I know that we contributed to the numbers. During lockdown, we downloaded Borrowbox onto our devices and were thrilled by the selection of ebooks and e-audiobooks available. And, remember, the authors of the books youContinue reading “Libraries in Lockdown report: ebook usage increased by 146%.”

October 20th 2020. Top proofreading spots.

🔎 Top #proofreading spots from a manuscript I’ve been working on today. ❌ She thrusted the blade 🔪 ➡ thrust ✔ ❌ We were on route 🚗 ➡ en route ✔ ❌ The community were celebrating 🎉 ➡ was celebrating ✔ So, we have an irregular past tense verb, a French borrowing and an agreementContinue reading “October 20th 2020. Top proofreading spots.”

October 7th 2020. Top proofreading spots.

🔎 Top #proofreading spots today. ❌ I had ran 🏃‍♀️ ➡ I had run ✔ ❌ glistening from copious amount of oil 💧 ➡ a copious amount / copious amounts ✔ So, we have a past participle issue and an agreement issue. Glad to be of assitance cleaning up the manuscript before it’s published.

Is it loath or loathe? Top proofreading spot.

🔎 Top #proofreading spot from today. Loathe vs Loath. You loathe something if you hate it. 🤢 For example, I loathe scampi. It’s the texture. Yuck. And in this example, loathe is a verb. Notice the ‘e’ on the end of the word. 🦐 Whereas, I am loath to eat prawns. For the same reason.Continue reading “Is it loath or loathe? Top proofreading spot.”