PROOFREADING AND PROOFREADING MARKS

PROOFREADING AND PROOFREADING MARKS.

Definition

            Several definitions have been put forward in a bid to define what proofreading is. Below are some of these scholarly definitions:

            According to Wikipedia, (2016), “Proofreading is the practice of reading a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to detect and correct production errors of text or art.”

            In Encyclopedia Britannica (1911), “proofreading is the skill of correcting printed copies of articles or books set in type before publication.”

The writer’s handbook, (2016) defines Proofreading as the art of examining your text carefully to find and correct typographical errors and mistakes in grammar, style, and spelling. 
Chisholm Hugh, (1931) defines proofreading as “searching for errors, both grammatical and typographical in a text before submitting for final publication.”

Based on the above ideas and facts having been gathered and summarized, proofreading can be said to be the skill of going through an article or an electronic copy of a publication in order to point out errors and correct them.

Further, a person who proofreads is called a proofreader. According to Hugh (1931), the individual must be academically and professionally sound with good inculcation, training and experience. According to him, journalists, linguists, editors, who are familiar with writing, are good proofreaders. But sometimes, the author proofreads it.

            A brief history of proofreading, according to Merriam Webster (2014), originates in the early days of printing, at about 1499, where authors were required to crosscheck their work. But “the modern day have infused so much changes that one can proofread another’s work and even electronically too.”

Why is proofreading important?

         According to the Reference guide (2016), Proofreading is important because mistakes in written work can lead to misunderstandings, changes in meaning or intent and can cost companies money.

According to the National Association of Legal Professionals, sloppy copy also reduces quality of work and decreases the reputation of the company or person that made the errors.

Also, proofreading academic papers reduces mistakes and can...
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