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What's the most difficult part of proofreading your own work?

Andrew Lloyd
Oct 26
1 min read

Proofreading your own work can be challenging because you already know what you intended to say. Your mind may automatically overlook missing words, spelling mistakes or awkward sentences.


Which part do you find hardest? Spelling? Punctuation, grammar or sentence structure?


Share your experience in the comments.

 
 
 

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