Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills

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Summary: Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills
Review: Chapter 1 Keyboarding Errors Chapter 2 Spelling and Confusing Words Chapter 3 Capitalization Chapter 4 Plurals, Possessives and Word Division Chapter 5 Comma Usage Chapter 6 Other Punctuation Chapter 7 Grammar Chapter 8 Sentence Structure Chapter 9 Number Style Chapter 10 Formatting Letters Memos and E-Mail Chapter 11 Formatting Reports and Other Multiple Page Documents Chapter 12 Proofreading Statistical and Technical Documents Chapter 13 Correcting Inconsistencies Chapter 14 Editing for Clarity, Conciseness and Completeness Chapter 15 Editing for Language Use Chapter 16 Proofreading, Editing and Voice Recognition Technology Review Modules
Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills 4e by Camp provides instruction and applications designed to sharpen skills in detecting and correcting errors in written communications including memos, letters, reports, email messages, databases, presentation slides, advertisements, and spreadsheets. The material progresses from easy-to-recognize errors to those more difficult to spot, allowing students to build confidence and skill. Highlights of the 4th edition include a discussion of voice-recognition technology and proofreading and editing, two applications in each chapter available on CD-ROM, and a series of seven review modules offering challenging proofreading practice.

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Summary: Well-done and easy to understand
Review: If anyone wants a book that is easy to understand when learning to proofread, it's definitely this one. I loved it and have made it a part of my professional library. The author is very complete and thorough without being too redundant or superflous. I had bought another proofreading book through Amazon.com which was horrible, stuffy, and boring. Even though this book was a little more expensive, it was well worth the extra cost.

Rating:
Summary: Well-done and easy to understand
Review: If anyone wants a book that is easy to understand when learning to proofread, it's definitely this one. I loved it and have made it a part of my professional library. The author is very complete and thorough without being too redundant or superflous. I had bought another proofreading book through Amazon.com which was horrible, stuffy, and boring. Even though this book was a little more expensive, it was well worth the extra cost.

Rating:
Summary: Well-done and easy to understand
Review: If anyone wants a book that is easy to understand when learning to proofread, it's definitely this one. I loved it and will make it a part of my professional library. The author is very non-condescending and thorough.