Editing and

Proofreading
 What is editing?

• Editing is like refining the story, making sure it flows

well and makes sense.
• Editing corrects issues at the core of writing like
sentence construction and language clarity. A thorough
editing will help improve the readability, clarity, and
tone of the text.
 What is proofreading?

• Proofreading is checking for little mistakes like

typos and grammar errors.
• It is the very last stage of the writing process,
when you fix minor spelling and punctuation
mistakes, typos, formatting issues and
inconsistencies.
Examples:
Editing Proofreading

"The conference was attended by

many people, and it was really "She dont have any experience,
Original
good." but she's eager to learn."

"The conference drew a large "She doesn't have any

Edited crowd and proved to be highly experience, but she's eager to
insightful." learn."
 Difference
Proofreading Editing

1. Performed on the final draft of the 1. Performed on the first draft of the
document. document and continues till the
draft is finalized
2. Eliminates misspellings,
grammatical and punctuation 2. Enhances the language by
errors, inconsistencies, formatting making changes for clarity,
errors, etc. readability, and smooth narration.
3. Does not include word count 3. Includes word reduction, if required
reduction
4. Overall quality of writing is
4. Makes already good writing error- improved
free
5. Slightly longer turnaround time (as
5. Shorter turnaround time the amount of work required is more)
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