An important step to getting your work published is accuracy. As the writer of an article you know what you want to say. Therefore, when you proofread your work, you may overlook many problems that a reader or an editor may detect. Need proof? Try reading this paragraph:
Can u read this?? its soo kul!!? Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
Our minds fill in omitted words, fix logical inconsistencies, and skip over misspelled words. To catch many of these problems, take the time to set your work aside and come back to it 48 hours later. You'll be surprised at how many errors jump off the page at you after the work is no longer engraved in the forefront of your memory.
Carol R. Thomas -- Write Magazine Articles That Sell!
Can u read this?? its soo kul!!? Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
Our minds fill in omitted words, fix logical inconsistencies, and skip over misspelled words. To catch many of these problems, take the time to set your work aside and come back to it 48 hours later. You'll be surprised at how many errors jump off the page at you after the work is no longer engraved in the forefront of your memory.
Carol R. Thomas -- Write Magazine Articles That Sell!
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