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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 26 2014, @04:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 26 2014, @04:45AM (#98493)

    > I try, and I even try to force myself to use the preview, but usually I find some mistakes after submitting.

    Old copy-editor's trick - read it outloud to yourself. You must engage the vocal chords. This technique engages a different part of the brain than just reading so your brain processes it almost as if someone else wrote it. It is like getting a "second pair of eyes" on it.

  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Tuesday September 30 2014, @04:05PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Tuesday September 30 2014, @04:05PM (#100041) Homepage Journal

    Old copy-editor's trick - read it outloud to yourself.

    I see that doesn't work for you.

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