How can I proofread my contents, I am from Non English Place

Hi every one, can anyone tell me the best way to proofread my contents? The quality of my contents is very good but grammaticaly there are some errors always. Is there anyone using any software for proofreading. Please share the Name of that software with me.

Honey

 

Do you mean spellchecker? Just try MS Word for it.

But it must be human editing, not software, if you want the real quality.

 

I mean a good grammar checking software or tools.

 

MS Word is a word processor, not the solution for almost anything, because there are special tools for writing and proofreading.

Honey, check this site for grammar-related software: www.englishplus.com

 

Nothing beats human proofreaders..

 

Yes.

Hire a professional proofreader.

 

Hi Honeyuni

I have done professional proofreading for non-native speakers of English.

I could offer you reasonably priced proofreading if you wanted to use a human proofreader. I also offer sub-editing, re-writing and ghostwriting.

 

Honestly, I'd hire a professional native English speaker to proofread your articles. You may have to pay a little more, but it's worth it to hire a professional who knows what they are doing.

 

I believe that if honeyuni03 is asking for software or online tools it's because he/she can't afford pay someone for proofreading

 

Or they may just be looking for the easy way. Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way when it comes to quality. The bottom line is a non-native English speaker needs someone to proofread their work that speaks English as their first language.

 

You can try out some software, but the best would be to hire someone proof read it for you. If you are on a low budget, may be some "English college" student will do a good work for you to make some quick bugs...
Bye

 

Definitely the best going way when it comes to quality content over cheap research

 

Hmmm... If I may share my two cents, I still think that human proofreaders are the way to go if you're going for the accuracy of proofreading your work. I'm sure there are a lot who will be willing to do it. You can try asking people, starting with me maybe.

 

Honey,
I agree with the folks that stated that a native speaker is the best proofreader. I worked several years for a company that outsourced overseas, and did editing of the technical documentation they created, and to be honest, even with spell checker, grammar checkers, it didn't come across too well.

Depending on the country you live in, you may be able to find someone who is a native speaker of English nearby at a local university, who might be willing to help you out. You could even offer to form a partnership, where you provide them a percentage of the fees you earn, in return for help.

Just a thought, and best wishes,

Sheri

 

I would go with 2 free programs:

1. Open Office (similar to MS word) - http://www.openoffice.org/
2. TheSage - http://www.snapfiles.com/get/thesage.html

The first one will get rid of typos and other stuff with the built-in english spell checker, the second will give you information about the meaning of a word/expression.

For example, the spell checker on open office might not detect a common error that some people make (than and then), so in this case you can use TheSage to check the real meaning of the word, how it is suppose to be used, and examples of its usage.

Also, write simple english that can be easy for everyone to understand and 50% of your problems will disappear.

 

I agree 'bout what ILoveWriting said about getting somebody from a local university. At least you don't have to pay much for that and in turn you'll be able to help the student earn a living somehow.

 

There will never be a decent grammar checking software invented, IMO. The reason? Only a human being can breath life into words, make the adjustments necessary to change the flow of content, etc.

Hire someone gifted as a wordsmith and immersed in an English based culture.

 

If I were you, I would use whatever electronic tools you can find to make a first pass at checking your content. The others have mentioned some that are quite good for finding the more obvious errors. Once that has been done, send it off to someone to proofread for you.

This serves two purposes, it will help you to learn additional English skills and it should reduce some of the expense of hiring someone since many proofreaders charge by the hour.

 

I would start with one of the free programs, and if you find that your content is still error filled, then hire a professional proofreader.

Thanks,
Charisse