Writing, Copyediting, Proofreading and PR
Lost in translation? You don’t know the half of it!
January 14, 2010
Before you entrust an auto-translate tool with promotional copy, use this tool to see the potential results.
Filed under: Copyediting, Copywriting, Proofreading, Writing — Tags: babel, communications, lost in translation, meaning, mistakes, translation, Writing — @ 4:39 pm
Selling in a foreign language
December 18, 2009
The Internet abounds with scary translations of signposts or menus that we can all laugh at, but presuming you don’t want your marketing materials to be mocked, here’s a few hints about getting it right.
Filed under: Copyediting, Copywriting, Guest posts, Marketing, Proofreading, Writing — Tags: english, french, lost in translation, mistakes, regional differences, translation — @ 10:18 am
Error avoidance! Minimise your mistakes
December 10, 2009
Errors in your writing can reflect badly on your business, so here are some pointers for effective proofreading.
Filed under: Copywriting, Featured, Proofreading, Writing — Tags: checking, grammar, meaning, mistakes, Proofreading, punctuation, spelling, typos — @ 8:00 am
Embrassing errers: the ten biggest proofreading gaffes
June 15, 2009
Ten of my favourite famous proofreading gaffes, where small instances of poor proofreading have gone on to cause widespread chagrin for the red-faced authors.
Filed under: Copywriting, Proofreading — Tags: Copyediting, Copywriting, editing, errors, gaffes, mistakes, Proofreading, spelling, Writing — @ 12:18 pm
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