{"id":25789,"date":"2020-08-04T18:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearlnebah.com\/unterschied-zwischen-lektorat-und-korrektorat\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:10:45","slug":"differnce-between-copy-editing-and-proofreading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearlnebah.com\/en\/differnce-between-copy-editing-and-proofreading\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Difference Between Copy-editing and Proofreading?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25789\" class=\"elementor elementor-25789\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73e9d4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73e9d4cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59501983\" data-id=\"59501983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d61cf84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d61cf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Which form of editing is right for you?<\/h2><p>I am often asked what the difference is between copy-editing and proofreading. In short, the distinction is based on<strong> the degree of editing<\/strong> or how much intervention is made in a text. The following will clarify this.<\/p><h2>Copy-editing<\/h2><p>Copy-editing differs from proofreading in the sense that, in addition to<strong> spelling and grammar<\/strong>, the <strong>stylistics<\/strong> of a text are also edited.<\/p><p>In the case of a copy-edit, for example, sentences are shortened to make them more accessible to the reader. In another case, the style may take on a more academic tone. <strong>Redundancies and word repetitions<\/strong> are also pointed out. Attention is moreover drawn to <strong>logical and argumentative inconsistencies.<\/strong> Any <strong>incomprehensibilities<\/strong> are thus clarified. The focus is on the reader&#8217;s understanding of the text; the <strong>content is not changed<\/strong> during the editing process.<\/p><p>Copy-editing is particularly important when different texts need to be standardised to suit a specific milieu or target group. Editing a text may therefore take <strong>more time<\/strong> than proofreading.<\/p><h2>Proofreading<\/h2><p>Proofreading focuses on<strong> correcting grammatical and spelling errors<\/strong> and those relating to punctuation. The style of a text is not changed. Proofreading is useful if you do not want to change the style of your texts but would like to have them checked for errors.<\/p><h2>Conclusion<\/h2><p>To summarise, the following can be said: <strong>proofreading<\/strong> involves checking a text for grammar and punctuation. <strong>Copy-editing<\/strong> additionally optimises a text in terms of sentence length and word usage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pearlnebah.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact me<\/a> if you have decided in favour of copy-editing or proofreading. I offer both for the English and German language. Please also contact me if you are still undecided as to which form of editing is right for you. I will advise you without obligation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My clients often ask me what the difference between copy-editing and proofreading is. In short: the level of the editing form or rather how strongly one interferes with a text is at the bottom of the differentiation. 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