by Pernickety Kate | Jul 7, 2018 | Numbers, Proofreading, Writing skills
Many people find numbers confusing. But if numbers are an essential part of your writing, there are ways to avoid bamboozling your readers (because you don’t want that, do you?). By ‘numbers’, I mean prices, percentages, or anything that needs counting, whether... by Pernickety Kate | Mar 6, 2018 | Editing, Proofreading
Proofreading and editing are jumbled up in many people’s minds as “something to do with writing”. If I say I do both, then one of the first questions I’m asked is: “What’s the difference?” You might think that a proofreader checks for mistakes, and of... by Pernickety Kate | Jan 5, 2018 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling
Plenty of people take chances with their business writing. They write it and publish it without too much thought because they just want to get the job done. But what about you? Would you be prepared to have a professional proofreading check? Your answer could be a... by Pernickety Kate | Nov 15, 2017 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling
It’s a proofreader’s job to know the how the nitty-gritty bits of language work. But no-one’s perfect, and some words can cause more head-scratching than others. Compounds, for example. A compound word is made up of other words (usually two) that exist in their own... by Pernickety Kate | Oct 1, 2017 | Editing, Grammar, Proofreading, Words
If that headline is bothering you, you won’t be alone. This blog post is about language change that is sometimes uncomfortable – specifically, the use of jargon. The aim is to help you become more comfortable with it, or at least more understanding! I... by Pernickety Kate | Sep 21, 2017 | Proofreading, Spelling, Words
We all have different skills. I’m happy to admit right at the start that although I can spell, I’m a useless cook, and I get very little pleasure from it. Others struggle with spelling. If that’s you, spellcheck might seem like the handy know-it-all...