A tip for effective proofreading

I like to describe proofreading in piano terms: when you read in "legato" format - that's smooth and steady - you can easily miss things. It's better to read in "staccato" - where you stop after ever word; so in your mind, that last part of my sentence would sound like: "where. you. stop. after. every. word." 

It doesn't have to be very slow. A half-second pause is enough. 

I find that's the best way to catch mistakes. Especially if you're a fast reader, you have to remember to slow down when you're proofreading, and reading staccato really helps.

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