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Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-6542 Revising and editing are important parts of the writing process. In fact, multiple revision and editing cycles are crucial for the production of high-quality texts. However, revising and editing are also tedious and error-prone, since changes may introduce new errors.
We’ve all been there.
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Hi, where do you see the difference between "take a decision" and "make a decision"?
by Michael Millenson
The unfortunate soul who does the paying, what do we call him: payer or payor ? Naturally, both spellings are being used, and fairly regularly, so if you're editing and haven't been asked this question before, it's coming. Google:
One of the ways in which American English and British English differ is in spelling.
This is the Manual of Style (spelling) guideline page, a handy reference for editors. Please note : If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences and Long and short scales .
Welcome to the Visual Thesaurus, an interactive tool that allows you to discover the connections between words in a visually captivating display. Word maps let you search for just the right word and then explore related concepts, revealing the way words and meanings relate to each other. It's a word-lover's delight, with more than 145,000 words and 115,000 meanings organized in an innovative and intuitive design.