1. Non-Word versus Real-Word Errors
Most of us think of spelling errors in the first category—that is, a string of letters that does not make a real
word. You might type sevn instead of seven, or th for the. Spell check is an excellent tool for catching these
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Proofreading
L E S S O N S U M M A R Y
Before you submit your essay, there’s one more important step: proof-
reading. Good proofreading involves far more than a simple run of spell
and grammar check on your computer. In fact, those programs are not
foolproof, and therefore, a reliance on them alone to find your errors is
a mistake. However, they are not a bad place to start. This lesson
explains how to use these tools to your advantage, as well as how to
find and correct the most common grammar and mechanics errors.
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