01/06/2020
A recent customer testimonial!
Kevin gave ProofreadingPal.com Proofreading Service 5 stars. Check out the full review...
"Great service and fast turnaround time. I have used a bunch of different proofreading services ..."
04/08/2019
New Blog Post!
Working from Home as an Independent Contract Proofreader: Considerations and Qualifications | The Proofreading Pulse
I never intended to become an independent contract proofreader, working from a lounge chair in a tropical forest on the Pacific coast of Mexico. But I love words and water, so that's what happened.
01/12/2019
Eggcorns and Idiomatic Writing – The Proofreading Pulse
A while back, Julia H. wrote a post about the challenges of writing idiomatic English, particularly for non-native speakers. This time, we’ll consider a phenomenon that trips up even native speakers. Indeed, it has its origins in the spoken language and the imprecise way in which it sometimes tran...
12/04/2018
Italics and Quotes for Titles: A Guide – The Proofreading Pulse
We’ve all been there. We’re writing along, solidly in the groove, when the Formatting Wall appears around a seemingly safe corner. Abruptly halting, you wonder: How the heck am I supposed to format this title?
11/15/2018
A new blog post from ProofreadingPal!
Customizing the Spellchecker Dictionary – The Proofreading Pulse
Sometimes the word you want isn’t in the dictionary; that’s why there are so many dictionaries. Everybody has a preferred resource for determining spelling and usage. Here at ProofreadingPal, we default to the current version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary as our reference for Amer...
08/16/2018
A new blog post from ProofreadingPal!
Italics: The Dos and Don'ts | The Proofreading Pulse
I spend a lot of my editing hours at ProofreadingPal dealing with wayward italics, so let's talk about times when they are used properly and when they aren't.
03/16/2018
Here's a new blog post from our new owner, ProofreadingPal.com!
http://proofreadingpal.com/proofreading-pulse/editing-tools/3-tips-for-using-a-thesaurus/
3 Tips for Using a Thesaurus | The Proofreading Pulse
When used correctly, a thesaurus can help you punch up your writing by using just the right word when you want it. Here's three times a thesaurus can come to
11/27/2017
ProofreadingPal Cyber Monday Prices Locked into 2018
ProofreadingPal continues to believe two sets of eyes are better than one, and that’s why we remain one of the few editing services that employ a two-proofreader model for documents under 15,000 words. After careful consideration, we are pleased to announce we have reduced our per-word rates to keep...
08/29/2017
Special Thanks to You -
Special Thanks to You
Thank you for being a loyal ProofreadingPal customer. We have been able to work with over 11,500 unique customers from over 63 countries during the past seven and a half years. Our once little proofreading and editing business with just one employee and five proofreaders has grown to nine employees…
08/09/2017
Here's a new blog post from our new owner, ProofreadingPal.com!
Is Wikipedia a Good Research Tool? | The Proofreading Pulse
Since January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has been an informative, chaotic maelstrom of information online. Since January 16, 2001, it's been viewed with skepticism, s