Here is another way in which the online writing world is changing the ‘real life writing world’. When I worked as a proofreader in an international firm, proofreading involved correcting compositional skills such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. As far as I know, proofreading is still is just that. It did not involve rewriting a paper, finding bibliographical citations, or completing a bibliography. Or even, for that matter, beefing up a paper by adding sentences. That is editing.
I have come in contact with an online company that considers editing “proofreading” and pays accordingly. Let the records show that an editor is not the same a proofreader. Nor is the pay scale the same. Editors earn more than a proofreader.
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