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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw
Nits aside, I have to agree that when I write things, I seem to do a better job of editing and catching faux pas when I am looking at paper rather than a computer screen.
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I prefer to edit work-related material on a hard copy too - I've always figured it was just because 1) reading on a desktop screen is uncomfortable and ties me to my desk, whereas I tend to write better when I find the "right" spot; and 2) I grew up marking changes on paper with arrows, basic proofreader's marks, and marginal annotations, and I find the Word change tracking feature cumbersome. Neither of these are related to reading on a screen
per se. In fact, when I'm proofing books I've scanned, in which the errors are generally minor but easy to miss, I move them off the computer and onto my PDA for final proofing and bookmarking of errors. That's the most comfortable way to give them a leisurely read-through, even though I need to go back to the desktop later in order to actually fix the errors.