{"id":1125,"date":"2019-06-05T18:20:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/?post_type=chapter&p=1125"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:30:39","slug":"proofreading-guidelines-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/chapter\/proofreading-guidelines-and-techniques\/","title":{"raw":"Proofreading Guidelines and Techniques","rendered":"Proofreading Guidelines and Techniques"},"content":{"raw":"The following video offers a set of starting guidelines for proofreading. (Note: this video has a jazzy soundtrack but no dialogue, so it can be viewed without sound.)\r\n
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watch a video<\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AsGx4-vUpKs[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe additional strategies below can also help you spot errors in your writing:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"Printer\"<\/td>\r\nPrint a hard copy<\/strong> of your document. Reading on paper is different from reading electronically, so you\u2019ll catch errors on paper you hadn\u2019t noticed before.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Ruler\"<\/td>\r\nPut a ruler<\/strong> under each line as you read through the document. This technique will isolate lines, making it easier to spot mistakes. Some writers also like to use a pencil to point at each word.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Road<\/td>\r\nRead through the paper backwards<\/strong> sentence by sentence. This reverse reading technique puts the focus on the words, sentences, and punctuation marks rather than on the ideas.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Two<\/td>\r\nAsk a classmate<\/strong> or friend to read the document. Two sets of eyes are better than one.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n ","rendered":"

The following video offers a set of starting guidelines for proofreading. (Note: this video has a jazzy soundtrack but no dialogue, so it can be viewed without sound.)<\/p>\n

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watch a video<\/h3>\n