BAREFOOT PROOFREADER
"... professionals get their work proofread first"
proofread v.tr. (past and past
part. -read/-red/) read (printer's proofs) and mark any errors. proofreader n. proofreading n.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary
Despite the existence of spell-checkers, they won't find things like you instead of your, or loose instead of
lose, or inconsistent capitalisation, or inconsistent abbreviation; other things just slip through and nothing looks so slipshod and unprofessional as spelling errors.
My assignments have included
• Indexing an e-book
• Press Release for a PR Company
• Annual Report (Charitable foundation)
• Form 20-F for a major PLC
• Annual Report for a major PLC
• Thesis to be
submitted for a PhD
• Catalogues and Mailing inserts for a national Wine Retailer
• Training Manual for a
Polo Club
• Catalogues for an International Hotel Group
• Development Brochures (major UK Retail Centre)
• Sports Magazine for a Publishing Group
• Intranet for Utilities
• Essays for a Law Student
• Autobiography for an Author
• 100page+ Website for a Designer
• Crime Novel
• Calculator Websites
• Mother tongue check for a European Translator
My ability to spot errors can be a nuisance to me yet it could be essential for you
and your business
• Documents in any format • Fast turnaround • Reasonable rates • Your office or mine
Legal, medical, academic or technical work welcomed.
