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Preface | |
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Proofreading for Quality Control | |
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What Are Proofreading and Editing? | |
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Importance of Proofreading and Editing | |
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Proofreading Techniques | |
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Keyboarding Errors | |
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Keyboarding Errors of Omissions, Additions, and Misstrokes | |
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Keyboarding Errors in Figures, Enumerations, and Dates | |
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Transposition Errors | |
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Rough Draft Applications | |
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Abbreviation Errors | |
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Abbreviations | |
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Word Division Errors | |
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Guidelines for Correct Word Division | |
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When to Avoid Word Division | |
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Number Expression Errors | |
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Guidelines for Correct Numerical Expression | |
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Basic Rules | |
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Specific Rules | |
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Special Rules | |
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Format Errors | |
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Importance of Format | |
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Letter Format | |
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Business Letter Styles | |
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Letter Placement | |
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Memorandum Format | |
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E-Mail Format | |
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Report Format | |
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Grammar Errors: Sentence Structure | |
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Importance of Correct Grammar | |
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Parts of a Sentence | |
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Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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Sentence Faults | |
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Grammar Errors: Pronoun Agreement and Selection | |
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Grammatical Accuracy | |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | |
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Pronoun Cases | |
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Gender-Neutral Language | |
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Errors in Words Often Confused | |
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Importance of Distinguishing between Similar Words | |
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Words Deserving Special Consideration | |
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Punctuation Errors, Part 1 | |
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Importance of Correct Punctuation | |
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Terminal Punctuation | |
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Internal Punctuation--The Comma | |
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Using the Comma to Separate Words | |
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Using the Comma to Separate Sentence Parts | |
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Essential and Nonessential Elements | |
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Punctuation Errors, Part 2 | |
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Punctuation to Clarify | |
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Semicolon | |
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Colon | |
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Apostrophe | |
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Quotation Marks | |
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Underscore and Italics | |
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Dash | |
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Parentheses | |
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Brackets | |
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Capitalization Errors | |
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Functions of Capitalization | |
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Sentences, Words, and Headings | |
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Names of Things and Places | |
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Additional Capitalization Rules | |
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Editing for Content | |
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Editing for Content | |
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Incorrect Facts | |
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Inconsistencies | |
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Missing Information | |
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Editing for Conciseness | |
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Editing for Conciseness | |
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Cliches and Imprecise Words | |
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Obsolete and Redundant Expressions | |
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Passive Voice | |
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Editing for Clarity | |
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Editing for Clarity | |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
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Parallel Construction | |
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Simple Words | |
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Strong Verbs | |
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Solutions to End-of-Chapter Applications | |
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Appendix | |
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Index | |