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McGraw-Hill’s Proofreading Handbook helps ensure that your documents are letter-perfect, every time. Veteran editor and proofreader Laura Anderson arms you with all the tools of the proofreader’s trade and walks you step-by-step through the entire proofreading process.

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Laura Anderson is an experienced editor and proofreader. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

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The ideal desk companion for everyday writers, aspiring copyeditors, professional proofreaders, and veteran perfectionists alike

From term papers and annual reports to books and online articles, important documents only look professional if they are free of errors. And whether you're a student, a businessperson, or a professional proofreader, it's your job to make sure that every piece of writing that crosses your desk is clear, concise, and correct. Now you can avoid embarrassing mistakes and hone your critical skills with McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook, the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to ensuring your documents are error free.

Completely updated to include the latest information on Web-based material, this second edition makes proofreading easy for beginners and nonprofessionals, while providing a complete compendium of helpful resources that accomplished proofreaders will return to again and again.

Step-by-step instructions take you through the entire proofreading process, showing you how to:

  • Read for accuracy and train your eyes to hunt for errors
  • Create a style sheet to help you stay consistent
  • Check facts thoroughly and efficiently
  • Use good judgment when querying the author
  • Master the art of making proofreader's marks
  • Understand typesetters' language

    This comprehensive guide also provides you with the tools of the trade, giving you valuable sample style sheets, proofreading checklists, a list of commonly misspelled words, and a chart of proofreading symbols--everything you need to dot your I's and cross your T's. You'll never send out a resume, submit a report, or hand in a proofread manuscript without first consulting this go-to guide.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 007145764X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 2nd edition (October 10, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 164 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780071457644
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071457644
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
    So this book is about proofreading in a very technical sense. That is, this book is about reading printer proofs and correcting them before they are published for general consumption of the public. The book talks about many different aspects of this job, including the aptitude required for such work and different ways of going about the work. How to train yourself to find errors in a text and how to mark those errors for correction.
    Perhaps the most helpful aspects of this book is its chapter on developing style sheets to help keep a manuscript consistent with one style. It also talks about reading slowly and training yourself to do so, reading out loud and comparing live and dead copies. It also covers what you as a proofreader are responsible for, and not responsible for, and how to tactfully query an author for clarification where necessary.
    Towards the end of the book it delves into highly technical areas of the proofreader’s domain. I never knew there was so much to know concerning fonts and typefaces, but I learned what a serif was.
    The book also warns against reading a text backwards. I found that bit of advice to be refreshing. It sets the tone for the type of helpful advice the book gives the reader and potential proofreader. It debunks a lot of “helpful” advice people have given you over the years, and gives you the tools you need to really do a professional job and not burn out.
    I highly recommend this book to writers and would be authors, translators and publishers, and especially graduate students writing dissertations. Really, the book will be helpful for anyone who finds themselves proofreading even if it is your son’s term paper, or your friend’s dissertation. If the job is worth doing it is worth doing well, and this book teaches you what goes into doing this job well.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015
    If you see anything that is a McGraw-Hill book or reference material, BUY IT! Trust me. I have several of McGraw-Hill's books and reference materials, and they are one of the best in their class! The Proofreading Handbook is the most informative one I've seen yet. Also, I never see grammatical mistakes in any of their printed materials. You should try to read a grammar/ linguistic book that I had to read in college. I literally had to translate the writer's language, but I find that McGraw-Hill's materials are always easy to read, understand, follow, and then apply. If you like this one as much as I did, try out "The MGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage." It is better and much more comprehensive than most all others. Perhaps I have seen other reference materials state the same lessons, but not in the same way so I can remember a rule and grasp an idea as easily in the more difficult chapters.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
    This book seems to have covered everything. My favorite part of the book is the examples. They have provided examples of every step and several options of the steps. It is very easy to read without dumbing down. I am happy to add this to my library and will use it often I am sure.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024
    I've been getting this book from the library for several months and decided I needed to purchase this book. It's that great to keep on hand for reference.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022
    I do part time proofreading g and wanted a classic reference tool. This book is useful, compact and a great guide for writers, publishers and editors.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021
    Good reference.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022
    I got this book to help me proofreading and I thought it would be a great resource. However, the author discourages against self proofreading so there goes that. I wish I would have read the preview before purchasing the book. It would have save money.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
    My liberal arts education and B.A. in English taught me proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and so forth, but it did not give me the tools of the trade to tell others how to improve their writing. This book shows how to read a text to look for errors and how to mark them so they can be corrected. Excellent book.
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  • Michel
    3.0 out of 5 stars No adaptado para lo que quería, a pesar de ser un buen libro
    Reviewed in Spain on December 13, 2020
    Es demasiado profesional y no tanto útil para lo que quería. Pero en sí, me parece un libro bien hecho
  • SharonP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lives on my desk.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020
    This thin little book has become a go-to tool in my writing tool-box. It has aided me to up the quality of my own books ten-fold. I highly recommend any author who take their craft seriously to have a copy. Thank you. The tips and tricks for making sure you are putting out perfect copy every time is invaluable.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Lives on my desk.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020
    This thin little book has become a go-to tool in my writing tool-box. It has aided me to up the quality of my own books ten-fold. I highly recommend any author who take their craft seriously to have a copy. Thank you. The tips and tricks for making sure you are putting out perfect copy every time is invaluable.
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  • Mridula
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in India on September 17, 2018
    It is very useful for people who want to start a career in proofreading and editing.
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    1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to read
    Reviewed in India on October 30, 2022
    Helps nothing
  • Akbar S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars 😄
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2018
    It was wonderful