Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Harmony here. For those of you who haven’t met me yet … you still have time to run … :) I’m the one with the nice (misleading) smile and the warped imagination, lols.

Today, I’d like to talk a bit about the importance of proofreading and look at some commonly misspelled words. (Did you know that ‘misspelled’ is one of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language?)

Proofreading your book is essential. You must not ever rely solely on your spellchecker, as it will lead you astray. A while ago,  while reading a local newsletter, I came across something that amused me greatly:

While proofreading this newsletter we were struck by how many please for help there have been.

The word, of course, wants to be ‘pleas’. It might be worth noting that my spellchecker didn’t catch that when I typed this.

It is also a good idea to…