It s essential that you proofread your manuscript as well. It s always easier to proofread someone else s work, but it s also true that there are some mistakes that are most easily caught by the author. So we ll give you some tips on doing your own proofreading job. You ll see the terms live copy and dead copy used throughout this self-study. Simply put, live copy is the new version, usually a proof.
Dead copy is the previous version, often a copyedited manuscript.
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