Hi Caroline
Thank you for the link. It is an interesting topic how the brain functions. I
find that when I’m proofreading a course profile or exam paper for the first
time, my mind is alert and I’m focussed on what I’m reading for the first time.
But I find it very difficult to concentrate the second time round as I’m going
over ‘familiar known territory’ and easy to lose focus. The article also
mentioned changing the way the article appears so it is perceived as ‘new’ to
the brain such as changing the font, colour, or printing out a hard copy and
editing by hand. I’ll try one of these.
Thanks again☺
Christine
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Thanks for sharing Caroline!
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your own work
https://www.wired.com/2014/08/wuwt-typos/
This article, which I read a while back and recently rediscovered, talks about
how your brain works against you in proofreading—something we touched on
briefly in the course. Fascinating stuff, I think!
