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What does proofread mean?

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  1. (transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar.
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Proofread everything a hundred times and have one other person proofread it.
Even when authors carefully check their work, and editors edit it and proofreaders proofread it, things go wrong.
They note that they have not been proofread, and that there may be errors in the number counts or even the voting records themselves.
I never got a chance to see layouts beforehand, approve changes, or proofread anything.
If I had that kind of influence, all my students would do the reading every week, proofread their papers meticulously and attend every class.
I will continue to update often since most of the other chapters are already written, but are still being proofread.

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