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Proofreading Tips from the USDA
TIPS 
Tags: proofreading, USDA, documents, editing
Who would have thought the United States Department of Agriculture would provide tips on how to proofread report and documents? Well they did and here they are:
| | Proofreading errors are often found: |
| | near beginnings or endings of sentences |
| | in proper nouns |
| | in long words |
| | near the bottom of the page |
| | in number combinations |
| | Watch for the following errors: |
| | doubling small words (if, in, as, by, be) |
| | omission of one of a pair of doubled letters (omitted) |
| | substitution of one small word for another (an for on, in for on) |
| | transposition of words within sentences |
| | transposition of letters within words |
| | omission of a closing quotation mark, bracket, or parenthesis |
| | Beat those proofreading blues by: |
| | taking short breaks |
| | exercising regularly |
| | eating light meals as needed |
| | asking for help when proofreading |
| | Proofreading "MUSTS": |
| | accuracy is top priority |
| | proofread each document at least three times |
| | proofread numbers aloud |
| | use straight edge |
| | distance yourself from the document |
| | use contrasting colors of ink when making corrections (blue, green, purple) |
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