How many times do you need to proof read a document?

I won't answer the question, but - do you actually proof read what you wrote? Or do you depend on Microsoft's word speller?

I think it is important to proof read anything send out - even a blog (something that I neglect too often). For some simple reasons.

Your mind gets used to what you have read and quickly starts to overlook obvious mistakes. You wrote it, what? Got mistakes? No lah!! Then, quickly flipping through the text, signing the letter and sending it out. Or clicking the send-buttong.

Remeber those jokes that are circulated across the web with a lot of spelling mistakes inside that say that the brain only needs to read the beginning of a word and its end to understand it? The same is true with mistakes, only that here, the brain just ignores your mistake.

What to do?

Well, have a short break in between. Don't just send, straight away. Go drink a coffee! Read the text slowly - reaaaalllll sloooooowwwwwwlllllyyyy! If you can, read it out loud to you! Have someone else read your material.

And, if you are lucky, you find the mistake that was hidden in the last line. After you proof-read the text 50 times!


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