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Proof reading/text correction as a job?
Out of interest, does anyone know...
What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)
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What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)
alex
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[nq:1]Out of interest, does anyone know... What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? )[/nq] I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which).
- [nq:1]Out of interest, does anyone know...
- What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job?
- )[/nq] I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which).
- It was at a law firm located in the "One Liberty Plaza" building in the Wall Street area in New York (Largest City in America).
- This building was right near the World Trade Center.
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[nq:1]Out of interest, does anyone know... What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)[/nq]
I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which). It was at a law firm located in the "One Liberty Plaza" building in the Wall Street area in
I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which). It was at a law firm located in the "One Liberty Plaza" building in the Wall Street area in
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[nq:1]Out of interest, does anyone know... What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)[/nq]
Here in the USA, there are plenty of such opportunities so long as you live in New York City, the center of the publishing industry. I've heard the British magazine-publishing industry doesn't have fact-chec
Here in the USA, there are plenty of such opportunities so long as you live in New York City, the center of the publishing industry. I've heard the British magazine-publishing industry doesn't have fact-chec
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[nq:1]A guy, let's call him X, I knew in college (= WestUS "caulage") one summer paid someone, let's call him ... illicit drugs, and X never heard from Y again. X never got even a single lesson in proofreading. True story.[/nq]
You are Y AICMFP.
[nq:1]A guy, let's call him X, I knew in college (= WestUS "caulage") one summer paid someone, let's call him ... illicit drugs, and X never heard from Y again. X never got even a single lesson in proofreading. True story.[/nq]
You are Y AICMFP.
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[nq:2]A guy, let's call him X, I knew in college ... never got even a single lesson in proofreading. True story.[/nq]
[nq:1]You are Y AICMFP.[/nq]
No, seriously. I was afraid that someone might think so. I don't know who Y was. X was a guy from Flushing named Ed, if that helps.
I would assume that Y was really qualified to teach proofreading. I certainly am n
[nq:2]A guy, let's call him X, I knew in college ... never got even a single lesson in proofreading. True story.[/nq]
[nq:1]You are Y AICMFP.[/nq]
No, seriously. I was afraid that someone might think so. I don't know who Y was. X was a guy from Flushing named Ed, if that helps.
I would assume that Y was really qualified to teach proofreading. I certainly am n
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[nq:1]I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which).[/nq]
Oy! It was September (early September) of 1990.
[nq:1]Roughly ten years later, on September 11th, 2001,[/nq]
Eleven years later.
Oy! It was September (early September) of 1990.
[nq:1]Roughly ten years later, on September 11th, 2001,[/nq]
Eleven years later.
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[nq:1]I worked as a proofreader for either one day or one and a half days back in September 1991 (can't remember which).[/nq]
Oy! It was September (early September) of 1990.
[nq:1]Roughly ten years later, on September 11th, 2001,[/nq]
Eleven years later.
Oy! It was September (early September) of 1990.
[nq:1]Roughly ten years later, on September 11th, 2001,[/nq]
Eleven years later.
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[nq:2](snip) You are Y AICMFP.[/nq]
[nq:1]No, seriously.[/nq]
OK, I give back the five pounds.
(snip)
[nq:1]No, seriously.[/nq]
OK, I give back the five pounds.
(snip)
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[nq:1]What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)[/nq]
Perhaps you are really asking about copy editing. Copy editing is a cut above proofreading, and involves tasks such as correcting grammar, verifying that the illustrations match the text descriptions, bringing internal contradictions to the att
Perhaps you are really asking about copy editing. Copy editing is a cut above proofreading, and involves tasks such as correcting grammar, verifying that the illustrations match the text descriptions, bringing internal contradictions to the att
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[nq:1]What opportunities are there for doing proof reading and text correction as a job? (I would be considering part time rather than full time.)[/nq]
Perhaps you are really asking about copy editing. Copy editing is a cut above proofreading, and involves tasks such as correcting grammar, verifying that the illustrations match the text descriptions, bringing internal contradictions to the att
Perhaps you are really asking about copy editing. Copy editing is a cut above proofreading, and involves tasks such as correcting grammar, verifying that the illustrations match the text descriptions, bringing internal contradictions to the att
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