Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

Transcript Proofreader for U.S. Court Reporters. Recovering victim of Muphry's Law. And, no, my tweets are NOT proofread. 😏 Texas, USA Joined February 2023

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Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

3 years ago

Two spaces or one space? As it applies to court reporter transcripts... Most transcripts are produced in a monospaced font (e.g., Courier, Consolas) so you use TWO spaces between sentences. If you happen to use a variable-width font, then only one space is needed.

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Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

3 years ago

PROOFREADING The commas 👉 Before "too" & "also" at the end of a sentence 👉 Around "too" & "also" in the middle of a sentence went away about 40 years ago. Old habits die hard! 😄

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Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

3 years ago

My court reporters lately: "When in doubt, add a comma. When not in doubt, add a comma anyway."

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3 years ago

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Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

3 years ago

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Every "go hire a proofreader" grammar cop eventually learns this the hard way: Muphry's Law is real.

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Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy @ProofreaderMike

3 years ago

Proofreaders: Stop playing coy. Be upfront about 🔸 What you do 🔸 Who you do it for 🔸 How you do it 🔸 Why you do it 🔸 How it will benefit them 🔸 How much it costs Vagueness is costing you clients.