# I Can Proofread Your Written Works

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [August 10, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175 "2011-08-10T06:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175/1 "2011-08-10T06:09:51Z")

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In English, for spelling and grammar and German for spelling, grammar and syntax.

Send me a private message, please and let’s talk cost.

Thanks

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175/2 "2011-08-12T05:02:04Z")

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Hmmm, it occurs to me that some of you may be reluctant, because of my bat-shittedness, to take me up on this offer, so how about this: I make a mistake, you owe me zero.

I actually need something to do and was thinking of donating that money to my local humane society. I already do surveys and ad e-mails online, but the ads only pay 2 cents per e-mail and some of the surveys I don’t qualify for, so it takes a little while to amass the $30.00 in order to get paid, and the animals only benefit about once a year.

This also would be another great form of therapy since it would force me to really concentrate.

The only thing I don’t feel comfortable with is translating technical material.

Thanks and keep me in mind.

Q

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**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175/3 "2011-08-12T15:57:12Z")

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Shit, where were you when I was shopping my master’s thesis around in April? I gave that copy-editor I found some serious coin! 😛

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175/4 "2011-08-12T16:01:43Z")

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Sorry, man. I had volunteered to edit/proofread our Alzheimer’s Georgia Newsletter a couple of nights ago when I had the idea.

Day late, dollar short, that’s me! 🙂

Thanks

Q

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-proofread-your-written-works/592175/5 "2011-08-12T21:09:30Z")

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You know what’s a proofreader’s “paradise”?

The e-books on Kindle.

Not only misspelled, but whole words left out as well. 🙂

Quasi