https://www.supaproofread.com/blog For Students, Researchers, Business Professionals and Writers Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:28:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png https://www.supaproofread.com/blog 32 32 https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/10-reasons-why-you-should-study-in-the-uk/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:26:35 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=338 The first consideration when thinking about studying is the subject area you wish to study. Usually that’s the easy part, but deciding where you should study can be difficult and confusing, especially if you intend to study abroad. In this article we will give you 10 reasons why studying in the UK is the perfect […]

The post 10 Reasons Why You Should Study in the UK first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/common-mistakes-in-written-english/ https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/common-mistakes-in-written-english/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:50:31 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=326 People are the same everywhere. Whether you receive work from the west or the east, from America or China, from Dublin, Dundee or Humberside, the same mistakes are made. Of course, if no mistakes were made then there wouldn’t be the need for proofreaders. Here are some of the common errors made by authors. Let’s […]

The post Common Mistakes in Written English first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/common-mistakes-in-written-english/feed/ 1 https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/what-is-proofreading/ https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/what-is-proofreading/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:03:04 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=319 A lot of people don’t understand why proofreaders and editors exist; after all, English isn’t really that important, is it?  Well, this common misconception is just that, a fallacy about how important the process is.  But, I believe it’s down to the fact that most people just don’t understand the process and many ask what […]

The post What is Proofreading? first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/what-is-proofreading/feed/ 2 https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/managing-your-dissertation-time-through-the-summer/ Fri, 20 May 2011 12:10:53 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=313 Being a university student enrolled in a masters’ degree program can be challenging for anyone, let alone if you are concentrating on your final degree paper of the year: your master’s dissertation.  Not only will you have worked very hard on the planning, design and research processes, but you will also be socialising with your […]

The post Managing Your Dissertation Time Through the Summer first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/dissertation-proofreading-and-editing/ Fri, 13 May 2011 12:10:13 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=311 Well, it’s that time again for undergraduate students in the UK and abroad to submit your dissertation research paper to your academic institution. At Supaproofread, we want to remind you that all of those endless nights spent in front of your computer screen shouldn’t be thrown away without hiring a dissertation proofreading service to review […]

The post Dissertation Proofreading and Editing Explained first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/using-apa-referencing-in-practice/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:16:59 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=309 Writing academic papers will require a referencing style; Michael has touched on the use of Chicago, MLA and APA in the past but in this post I’m going to explain and outline the APA referencing system. APA stands for the American Psychological Association and their referencing style is very common. I’ll cover off UK and […]

The post Using APA Referencing in Practice first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/interviewing-a-subject/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:16:23 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=307 It has struck me that having to interview a subject as part of an assignment is something that is not as straight forward as I thought. Interviewing someone for a job is not the same as interviewing a subject that you are then going to use to write up a piece, and in either case, […]

The post Interviewing a Subject first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/do-you-have-your-writers-voice/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:14:44 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=303 Read a paragraph from one of your favourite novel writer – then do the same with another. Can you tell the difference between the two? I like science fiction and Iain Banks is a favourite. I also like John Grisham novels when I’m on a transatlantic flight. the two writing styles are very different irrespective […]

The post Do You Have Your Writer’s Voice? first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/ https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:11:36 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=295 One trick to use when checking your grammar is to remove part of your sentence and see if it still makes sense. I find this useful when considering if “I” should be used instead of “me”. Think about the sentence I have just written and substitute “Me” for the initial “I” – “Me find this […]

The post I or Me? first appeared on Supaproofread Blog.]]> https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/feed/ 2 https://www.supaproofread.com/blog/blue-grammar/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:09:05 +0000 https://supaproofread.com/blog/?p=289 Periodically I research for myself on the subject of “writing”; that is a bit of a shocker as it is my chosen means of earning a crust. I came across a site which you can find here – www.grammarbook.com – an American site again but informative and helpful if you just watch for those Americanized […]

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