Proofreading

A technically impressive piece of manuscript or marketing material quickly loses its positive appreciation if it exhibits spelling mistakes or grammatical errors, as well as stylistic or structural shortcomings. No matter whether in the academic or scientific field, in the representation of companies and institutions, in business communication or the preparation of technical documentation — the overall impression will deteriorate unnecessarily due to formal errors.

biLinguaPRO offers a variety of services for the perfecting of your manuscript. Depending on requirements, our services for proofreading, copy-editing, as well as content & linguistic editing, can be utilised in order to ensure that your website, manuscript, correspondence etc. will shine technically, formally and contentwise. What distinguishes the various services and what each of them comprises, is described in more detail below.

Proofreading

The task of the proofreader is to eliminate formal errors. The text is therefore being examined with regard to clerical and typing errors, spelling, punctuation and grammar. It is quite natural for such mistakes to sneak in, particularly when one has occupied oneself with a manuscript over weeks, months or years and/or is working under time pressure. A proofreader, with his/her fresh and trained eyes, will find the residual typo errors that have found their way in. After their elimination, the quality of the text will have improved from ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’. It is wise for proofreading to take place only when the composed text is linguistically and contextwise mature. Copy-editing should have been carried out already.

Copy-Editing

Professional copy-editing usually also includes the optimisation of spelling, punctuation and grammar. In addition to these formal aspects, however, content and writing style are also being scrutinised here. This includes diction, expressions and repetitions, as well as factual correctness and reader-friendliness, while bearing in mind who the target audience is. The company-specific glossary and dictionary facilitate clear and consistent communication for a convincing appearance of your company with recognition value — and hence a positive external image. Where available, such company-related specifications therefore naturally form the basis of the copy-editing work.

Content & Linguistic Editing

While through the process of copy-editing the text is being optimised, content & linguistic editing also entails checking the layout. Thus, the whole print product is being inspected, among other things with regard to word division, quotation marks, paragraphs, line spacing, page numbering and table of contents. Images, diagrams and tables should be arranged and assigned sensibly. Following this editorial final inspection, the document is ready to print and can be published. Especially for printing material like brochures or journals, such a last editorial check is indispensable, in order to avoid unwelcome surprises and wasted printing costs.

The professional fees and rates for my services depend on the complexity, the degree of difficulty and the delivery time of the order. I’ll gladly make you a fair offer and look forward to your non-binding enquiry.

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