Comments on: The Impotence of Proofreading http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Baruch Atta http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-230962 Baruch Atta Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:51:03 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-230962 I got 7 on first try. 12 on second. Who's on third. Although no spell checker is perfect, I have learned a lot about spelling by just spell checking, and r-e-a-d-i-n-g the way the spell checker spells. As for my background, I got an "A" in spelling. In the first grade. In the fifth and sixth, "D's". My spell checker saved me. This was written without a spell checker. As are all my posts to blogs. But when I write in my own blog, I check. I got 7 on first try. 12 on second. Who’s on third.
Although no spell checker is perfect, I have learned a lot about spelling by just spell checking, and r-e-a-d-i-n-g the way the spell checker spells.
As for my background, I got an “A” in spelling. In the first grade. In the fifth and sixth, “D’s”. My spell checker saved me. This was written without a spell checker. As are all my posts to blogs. But when I write in my own blog, I check.

]]> By: Dee http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-220787 Dee Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:14:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-220787 Crap! i missed 'impotance' .. i should beat myself to death! Crap! i missed ‘impotance’ .. i should beat myself to death!

]]> By: Emma http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-208745 Emma Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:35:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-208745 I agree with Jon that getting your computer to read things out loud can be a real eye-opener! As earlier commenters have pointed out, it's very easy to read what you thought you wrote - not what you wrote. Reading it out loud yourself can start to get over that - but getting someone else - or, in the case of the computer, something else! to read it out loud can really help. I agree with Jon that getting your computer to read things out loud can be a real eye-opener! As earlier commenters have pointed out, it’s very easy to read what you thought you wrote – not what you wrote. Reading it out loud yourself can start to get over that – but getting someone else – or, in the case of the computer, something else! to read it out loud can really help.

]]> By: Jon Boyd Ann Arbor real estate Exclusive Buyer's Agent http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-108305 Jon Boyd Ann Arbor real estate Exclusive Buyer's Agent Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:22:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-108305 Great article and great responses. I like to have my Macintosh computer read my text. I often end up doing the repeated word thing and it catches those as well as words like impotence. Great article and great responses.

I like to have my Macintosh computer read my text. I often end up doing the repeated word thing and it catches those as well as words like impotence.

]]> By: Alice http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-52178 Alice Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:41:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-52178 Speaking of mistakes. Of coarse? Speaking of mistakes. Of coarse?

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