by Pernickety Kate | Jan 5, 2018 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling
Plenty of people take chances with their business writing. They write it and publish it without too much thought because they just want to get the job done. But what about you? Would you be prepared to have a professional proofreading check? Your answer could be a... by Pernickety Kate | Nov 15, 2017 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling
It’s a proofreader’s job to know the how the nitty-gritty bits of language work. But no-one’s perfect, and some words can cause more head-scratching than others. Compounds, for example. A compound word is made up of other words (usually two) that exist in their own... by Pernickety Kate | Sep 21, 2017 | Proofreading, Spelling, Words
We all have different skills. I’m happy to admit right at the start that although I can spell, I’m a useless cook, and I get very little pleasure from it. Others struggle with spelling. If that’s you, spellcheck might seem like the handy know-it-all...