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How to read and correct proof

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What Is a Proof?

What Is a Proof? 5

The Copy and How It Is Set and Proved 11

How to Read Proof 18

Proofreader’s Marks 23

Some Points to Remember 29

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Contents

  1. What Is a Proof?
  2. The Copy and How It Is Set and Proved
  3. How to Read Proof
  4. Proofreader’s Marks
  5. Some Points to Remember

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This free edition of How to read and correct proof by Lloyd E. Smith comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #79200, released 2026-07-27. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer.

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