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Things to Look for When Editing
- Look for spelling and capitalization errors that your editing software may have missed.
- Punctuation can make a big impact on how your paper flows. It creates a rhythm that can completely make or break a paper.
- Fact-check yourself. Did you cite your quotes and sources properly?
- Don’t be afraid to let a friend or colleague look at it with unfamiliar eyes. Sometimes you know your material so well that your brain automatically fills in blanks or sees what you meant, rather than what you said. Someone seeing the work for the first time might catch things you didn’t.
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Editing a paper
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Tips for Revision
- Give yourself time between writing the first draft and looking at it again for revision. A few hours can give you enough time to see it with fresh eyes that are more likely to spot trouble areas.
- Read your paper out loud. Sometimes speaking the words help...
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