facts and figures

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,141 – Proofreading a Document.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,141. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue about proofreading a document – going through something you write to make sure that there aren’t any mistakes in it. Well, let’s get started.

Russell: Hey, LeeAnn, you were an English major, right?

LeeAnn: Yes.

Russell: Could you proofread this for me?

LeeAnn: I don’t know. Do you want me to proof it for content or for structure?

Russell: For everything.

LeeAnn: So you’re asking me to fact-check all of the facts and figures and to parse each line to find any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors.

Russell: That’s right.