Sunday, May 1, 2011

on copyediting

My dear friend is this close to finishing a revision of her dissertation and defending it. This weekend I proofread two chapters and did my best to copyedit them. Usually when I read other people's work, I'm reading it for content and so I can provide feedback, not for copyediting purposes. And thank goodness for that, because it would way too difficult to read for content and copyedit at the same time.

This experience left me with a newfound respect for my advisor. How on earth does she read my work in order to provide feedback and copyedit it at the same time? Bless her soul.

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