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Picture Your Misspellings: Tie-die vs. Tie-dye

Every time you misspell “tie-dye”, a tie loses its life.   Stop the violence – hire a proofreader!

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Backward Writing – Withholding Critical Information

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor In psychology, when a person withholds affection from their partner, it’s considered a form of emotional abuse. In writing, withholding important information from the reader could almost be classified as story suicide. I’m not … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Binge Word Writer

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor I have a confession to make. I’m a binge word writer. I tend to binge on certain words or phrases when writing a first draft like they were my favorite flavor of ice cream. … Continue reading

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Proofreading 101: The “Mined” Chicken Incident

Here’s a fun little typo from a restaurant menu – it insinuates that the chicken was actually mined, the way diamonds or gold would be. Funny, I always thought that chickens were farmed, not mined! 😉 That proofreading error – “mined” … Continue reading

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Be Careful How You Flash Those Descriptives…

I was reading a take-out restaurant menu when I came across this description – look at the orange word on the first line: “Homely” vegetarian food? In America, that would insinuate “plain, unattractive” food. I’m sure that’s not what they … Continue reading

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