[Bups-dis] How do you proof read?

[Andrew Bacon]

It depends why you are proof reading it; if it is for spelling mistakes and
grammar I tend to just to read through it - usually the standard spell/grammar
checker is good enough for this. 

If I'm proof reading it to brush up the content, one very effective way to do
this is to read it, then delete the whole essay (or large chunks of it) and
rewrite it from scratch. After the essay has been written you have a better idea
of the structure and what you are going to say, so when you write it for the
second time it is much more concise, and structured, and you will know how each
section fits in with the rest of your argument.

I admit this is a pretty hardcore way to go about writing essay - probably not
the way for ordinary tutorials. However, when I was writing my thesis, and
dissertations it turned out to be very good method!

Best,

Andrew

> 
> This is easy
> 
> 1) Write it in longhand.
> 2) Revise it in longhand.
> 3) Type it up. At this point you proof read as a matter of course.
> 4) Hand it in.
> 
> I've been doing Open University Assignments this way for an embarrassing
number of years.
> 
> Ron King.
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