looking for a verb

correct

sorry i wasn't clear, i meant not only looking for mistakes but also come up with some constructive suggestion regarding the content

Edit. Specifically, copy edit.

Hi,

Perhaps review / criticize / comment on ?

Best wishes, Clive

Would annotate be out of the question?

I would use the verb "to review" or, better still, the verb "to proofread." So say, "Please proofread my essay."

Anon, I was going to say proofread myself, but he went on to say make suggestions. A proofreader corrects mistakes but doesn't make content changes. A copy editor does that.

However, aren't copy editors employed by publishers?

If Kanonathena wants someone to catch mistakes and offer constructive comments on an essay not particularly meant for publication--like some contributors do on EnglishForward-- I might, again, consider, "Please annotate my essay."

annotate: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment

Annotate is fine.

I was differentiating between editing and proofreading. Yes, there are editors at publishers, and copy editors in newspapers as job titles. But "to edit" is a verb and "to copy edit" is a specific kind of editing - and anyone can do that regardless of job title or place of employment. I work in the corporate communications department of my company. We're all just called

great discussion here. acrually annotate and critisize are very close but they are too formal. I'm looking for a more colloquial verb or phrase like "check" or "make some comment on".

Thank you guys anyway