Grace Kidder
What Is Proofreading?
Proofreading is about making sure that a piece of text is ready to be published, printed, or posted.
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Grace Kidder
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
"Uncharted" or "Unchartered" and Other Sayings People Get Wrong
"Uncharted" means unrecorded or not plotted on a map, but is often used figuratively to refer to anything that is unknown.
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Grace Kidder
- Jan 10, 2021
- 3 min
What Is Copyediting?
Copyediting is the process of reviewing text for errors on a technical level.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
How a Typo Created a Christmas Staple: NORAD's Santa Tracker
How did a military organization come to be the leading authority on Santa's whereabouts?
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Wassail: The Holiday Drink with a Surprise Meaning
It wasn't until the 1500s that the word was used to refer specifically to a hot drink served around Christmas.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
"Boodle" and Its Connection to "Whole Kit and Caboodle"
"Boodle" is one of those words that definitely sounds made up (well, technically all words are made up, but you know what I mean).
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Card Dos and Don'ts
Avoid these common errors when designing your holiday cards, or you could end up on a proofreader's naughty list.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Widdershins and Deasil
The word "widdershins" is a combination of the old German terms widar (meaning "back" or "against") and sinnen (meaning "to travel").
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Circumlocution: The Reason We Have "TL;DR"
We all have that one friend who uses way too many words to get their point across. This is an example of circumlocution.
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Copyediting and Proofreading: What's the Difference?
A lot of people think of proofreading and editing as being interchangeable, but they are different processes.
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