Proofreading – the horrors!
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Grown men quaking in their shoes; students screwing up their faces in indignation; pretty young secretaries deflated on seeing their 'so-called' perfect shorthand script crawling with red ink, I've seen it all!
No-one loves the Proofreader! If only I had a fiver for every script I've marked for examination bodies, letters I've corrected for bosses and homework I've sent back to be re-done … I'd be a millionaire.
Proofreading isn't a horrible job, it's a routine job performed to a professional standard. Here's a perspective you will I hope, find interesting and entertaining ….. continued