http://www.lawfont.com/2006/05/25/oogabooga-or-why-proofreading-is-important/ an analysis of law, technology, economics, and policy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lawfont.com/2006/05/25/oogabooga-or-why-proofreading-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-56362 proofreading | Armil Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:02:13 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=310#comment-56362 The goal of writing is to get people to read your work. But let’s face it, nobody has the time or energy to try and keep up with what you meant to say, they want to read a piece that flows and is cohesive. If you have a bunch of errors in your piece it will jar the reader and cause them to lose track of the point you are trying to make. This is also true for work that isn’t unified or is unorganized. The goal of writing is to get people to read your work. But let’s face it, nobody has the time or energy to try and keep up with what you meant to say, they want to read a piece that flows and is cohesive. If you have a bunch of errors in your piece it will jar the reader and cause them to lose track of the point you are trying to make. This is also true for work that isn’t unified or is unorganized.

]]> http://www.lawfont.com/2006/05/25/oogabooga-or-why-proofreading-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Helen, proofreader Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:30:20 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=310#comment-1883 Mistakes will happen in law practice almost at any event--but why not minimize them, and especially those you can control. Proofreading errors are avoidable, even under the gun, if you make ardor in doing it a habit. Mistakes will happen in law practice almost at any event–but why not minimize them, and especially those you can control. Proofreading errors are avoidable, even under the gun, if you make ardor in doing it a habit.

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