Proofreading / Editing
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Words are a vital tool in the world of communication. When used correctly, words can present you and your company as a professional. Similarly, poor spelling, use of language, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure can trigger a negative response from your audience. We make sure that your documents are error-free and that your ideas are expressed logically and concisely. With our proofreading and editing services, we will spot and correct any mistakes and rewrite, rework and fix your text.
What is proofreading?
We provide comprehensive proofreading services, which cover all aspects of grammar and readability in order to ensure that your document is free of grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors, and that it is consistent in terms of terminology, page layout and font. Our proofreading services cover the following aspects:
- → Spelling
- → Punctuation
- → Grammar
- → Consistency in terms of page layout and terminology
If you would like to see how we could improve your document, please remember to include it with your enquiry. We will then come back to you as soon as possible with an estimate of cost and a no-obligation sample edit. Please note that the document to be proofread needs to be in the format of Microsoft Word.
Should you have any proofreading queries, please feel free to contact us. For further details, please click here.
What is editing?
Our advanced editing service ensures that you receive a well-written document with impeccable language, grammar, word choice, sentence structure and terminology. The words proofreading and editing are often used interchangeably. However, compared to proofreading, editing involves a much more thorough look at the text. When editing, we correct errors in structure, logic, flow, style, format and consistency in addition to offering a complete language check. We edit, proofread and re-write your documents to make sure that you create the best impression.
In addition to the checks and amendments of our proofreading services, we thoroughly edit the text, meaning that we check for
- → Adecuat style
- → Consistency in terminology & style
- → Redundancies
- → Comprehensibility
- → Logic, flow, relevance, clarity
- → Word choice
- → Adaptation to the target audience
If there are logical inconsistencies or ambiguities in the text, we dig deeper and try to understand the actual meaning of the text.
We suggest ways for clarifying argumentation and logic and modify seemingly contradictory arguments to ensure that your text speaks precisely, clearly and correctly to your target audience.
If you would like to see how we could improve your document, please remember to include it with your enquiry. We will then come back to you as soon as possible with an estimate of cost and a no-obligation sample edit. Please note that the document to be proofread needs to be in the format of Microsoft Word.
What is the difference between proofreading and editing?
The words proofreading and editing are often used interchangeably. However, there is a substantial difference between the two. When proofreading, the text is reviewed in terms of spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation. Editing on the other hand involves a much more thorough look at the text. It combines proofreading together with a revision of the overall structure of the text for continuity and factual accuracy. As a consequence, proofreading a text may take an hour while editing the same text may take up to two or three hours.
I have a text that needs to be edited. How should I proceed?
If we are the right partner for you and you want to place an order with us, please send the text to be edited (as a Word file, if possible) via e-mail to mail(at)sprachwerkstatt.info.
Once we have received your text, we will get back to you and send you a quote via e-mail. Attached you will also find the order confirmation, which contains the specifications with regard to the order (quote, turnaround time, etc.) as well as the General Terms and Conditions. After you have reviewed and agreed to the quote and the conditions, we are ready to go. If required, we will gladly sign a confidentiality agreement in advance.
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