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The purpose of this level of editing is to prepare an already well structured manuscript for publication. A mechanical edit may address any of the following as needed:
Correct errors in spelling such as:
- Correct words that can be found easily in a dictionary or credible on-line resource
- Correct errors involving words that have similar spelling or sound such as:
- “manager” and “manger”
- “there,” “their,” and “they’re
- “affect” and “effect”
- “two,” too,” and “two”
- “it’s” and “its”
- “insure,” “ensure,” and “assure”
- Correct errors in possessives involving names, as well as both singular and plural possessives
- May query inconsistencies in specialty terms that not commonly known by the public and are difficult to verify
- May query inconsistencies in names and places that are fictional or not well-known
Correct errors in punctuation including:
- Ellipses
- Different types of dashes including en dashes and em dashes
- Hyphenations
- Commas
- Colons
- Semicolon
- Quotation marks
- Apostrophes
- Various punctuation marks within sentences and at the end of sentences
- Sentence fragments
- Run-on sentences
Correct errors in grammar including:
- Subject/verb agreement
- Mixture of tenses
- Issues involving plural and singular
- Treatment of possessives
- Basic syntax (the way in which words are put together to form phrases or sentences)
Correct errors in capitalization
- Ensuring that proper capitalization rules are applied in different situations such as:
- Titles of persons
- Titles of various types of works
- Specific terms including those referring to directions, seasons, and languages
Identify some basic language usage issues such as:
- Words that are used incorrectly as in:
- “Incontinence” when “incompetence” was intended
- Incorrect attempted use of a noun as a verb as in:
- “Impact”
- “Strategy” and “strategize”
Suggest changes in word choice in cases when:
- A word is overused
- A different word choice may more clearly convey the meaning
- Some readers may find a particular word offensive
