Proofreading_Revising_Editing_Skills.pdf

PROOFREADING,

REVISING, &

EDITING SKILLS SUCCESS

IN 20 MINUTES A DAY

PROOFREADING,

EDITING

SKILLS

SUCCESS

IN 20 MINUTES

ADAY

Brady Smith

NEW YORK

REVISING, &

Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Smith, Brady.

Proofreading, revising, and editing skills : success in 20 minutes a day /

Brady Smith.—1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 1-57685-466-3

1. Report writing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Proofreading—Handbooks,

manuals, etc. 3. Editing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

LB1047.3.S55 2003

808'.02—dc21

2002013959

Printed in the United States of America

987654321

First Edition

ISBN 1-57685-466-3

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About the Author

Brady Smith teaches English at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the Bronx, New York. His work has been pre-

viously published in textbooks, and this is his ﬁrst complete book. He would like to dedicate this book to Julie,

Gillian, and Isabel, with love.