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Originally Posted by HarryT
Can you explain how you use audio for proofing? I find that things like missing quotation marks are far more common than misspelt words. How does audio help you to find those?
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Audio doesn't help with missing quotation marks. What it helps
me with is missing words. I had an editor point out a missing "be" in this sentence recently:
"It was good to back in my marked truck wearing the uniform and gun belt."
When I read it in my manuscript, my brain inserted the word "be" twice before I too noticed it was missing. Maybe it was a bout of dislexia or maybe everybody's mind will place needed words while reading. Dunno. But if I listen to it on Kindle, I'll hear the missing word. I'll also pick up a tense change.
BTW, I also use Grammarian software– it'll pick up orphaned quotation marks but it doesn't replace a good editor.