Proofreading
Friday, May 20th, 2011
 Your dissertation or thesis is almost finished. Except you’ll need certain help and guidance to finalize the finished undertaking – to polish the text, ensure that all tables and figures are inserted successfully, and that it really is correctly formatted according to the style guide and your university department’s guidelines – that’s where a dissertation editor comes in. Having a Ph.D. and/or academic expertise, we comprehend precisely what is thought to be necessary for that ultimate paper, the particular one that your committee and examiners will evaluate.
Here are some helpful hints on how to make certain that your thesis or dissertation is the best that it can be.
You really should get started between the fundamentals – does your thesis conform to your college or university’s formatting policy. (more…)
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
An excellent application essay is essential for securing your future, but where do you start? And how do you compete with native English writers if English is your second language? This sounds daunting, but it needn’t be. Expert proofreading by a professional English as a Second Language (ESL) proofreading service, once you’ve followed the tips below, will enable you to produce an outstanding application.
The first problem is what to put in the essay. Whether you are writing as part of an application for employment, university, or a training course or program, your starting point is what is actually required of you. (more…)
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
 A really good application essay is important for your future, but where do you begin? And how do you compete with native English writers if English is your second language? It may seem a daunting task, but there are ways to succeed. Proper editing and proofreading of your paper through English as a second language, or ESL, proofreading or editing services, combined with the tips in this article, will help make your essay shine.
The first matter of business is what to include in the essay. Regardless of whether you are applying for a job, to a university, or a program, it is important to begin by finding out what is required of your application. Investigate the organization’s requirements and make note of what your application is expected to include. And then put yourself in their shoes, and ask, “What would I look for if I were the one reading this application?” (more…)
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Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 A good application essay is vital for your future, but where do you start? And how do you compete with native-English writers if English is your second language? There is no need to fear. By using the paper proofreading or ESL (English as a Second-Language) proofreading services, along with the tips below, your essay will shine.
The first problem to tackle is what to include. Whether you are applying for employment, university, or a course, the first thing you do should be research. Investigate the organization’s requirements and take a note of what they expect to find in your application. Put yourself in their shoes and ask yourself, “What would I look for in an applicant?”
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
 There is a joke to the effect that English is a language composed entirely of exceptions to rules. While this is only partly – while nevertheless frighteningly – true, having taught ESL for four years, and proofread work written by second-language speakers for longer, I can attest to the extent of the challenge faced by someone wanting to sound fluent in the language. Almost no amount of diligent study of grammar and rules will provide the particular familiarity and ease with English which will allow one to come off as idiomatically and rhetorically correct.
This is not to dissuade anyone from trying, obviously, but simply to point out specific challenges which need to be faced. The extent of the English vocabulary compounds this problem: English has more words than any other language which has ever existed, and growing fast. A sense of the specific appropriateness of nearly exact similes in a given context is extremely difficult to acquire, and the failure to do so can result in obscurity, hilarity, or just plain nonsense. (It is here that dictionaries and thesauri tend to fail one). Knowing, for example, the subtle, and not so subtle, differences between sentences such as “She’s a real lady” and “She’s a real woman” depends entirely on a feeling for the nuances of tone and register which can only be picked up with a long familiarity with the language.
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