Proofreaders’ Marks It’s a little-known fact that dashes come in different sizes. Most folks know about the hyphen, but fewer are familiar with the em…
Proofreaders’ Marks So you were taking notes in class, and, boy, that professor was professing at just about the speed of light. So it’s no…
Proofreaders’ Marks Unless you’re e. e. cummings or k.d. lang, you’re probably fond of using capital letters from time to time.* But what if you…
Proofreaders’ Marks Uh-oh, that question ends with a period and you need to change it. Well, this proofreaders’ mark is one of the easiest. All…
Proofreaders’ Marks Hyphens are a handy sort of punctuation. You can use them to stick two words together or to break a word down to…
Proofreaders’ Marks Italics come in handy: they’re great for emphasis, for foreign words, for titles of books and movies, for words as words, and more.…
Proofreaders’ Marks Maybe caps lock was on. Or maybe the author just got a little carried away, capitalizing anything that seemed remotely important. Either way…
Proofreaders’ Marks Unwanted letters, words, and punctuation can seem to crop up out of nowhere when I’m writing. Sometimes it’s just that I’ve realized I…
Proofreaders’ Marks Today’s proofreaders’ mark allows you to swap two letters or words. Sometimes those typing fingers just go so fast that our letters jumble,…