There's quite a bit of doom and gloom in the press and media about the credit crunch, house price falls, ...   more »

When proofreading a number of large corporate documents recently, I realised how dull the writing can be. Just because someone ...   more »

Recently, I have read a lot about whether we should worry about how we communicate, especially when publishing material online. ...   more »

When do you append 'of' to the verb 'comprise'?

Comprise means to include or to consist of. Of is added ...   more »

. . . the result is often a variety of inconsistent spellings, grammar and punctuation. The same phrase can be ...   more »

Do you ever find yourself asking why you're doing something and whether it would make any difference if you didn't ...   more »

Ilfracombe is a beautiful town.

Whichever way you look, you see marvellous views: the harbour, the sea, Hillsborough, the Torrs.
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Nothing. Honestly. Spellcheck can be very useful for skimming through and catching obvious spelling mistakes, but it's not as good ...   more »

Often we receive questions about how to start a career as a proofreader.

Now, we started proofreading almost by accident. When setting up our business . . .   more »