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Revising, Editing, and Proofreading CHAPTER 5 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS 59



reader into the scene (see Chapter 2 for a review of pinpointing, or replacing vague lan-
guage with words and phrases that are more specific).

Some of my earliest memories are of sitting behind the counter in my family’s feed
store. I would listen to the ring of the cash register, and watch as my mother care-
fully entered the sale in a large book. I became fascinated with the rows of num-
bers—a fascination that continues to this day as I plan a career in accounting.

The goal of editing is to make certain your essay works well on the sentence and word
level. By checking and correcting your writing this closely, you will eliminate words and phrases
that don’t work, as well as unnecessary verb tense shifts, and confusing pronoun usage. Your
writing will be fresh, original, and clear, and there will be enough variation to keep your
audience interested.


STYLE GUIDES

Writers and editors use style guides to Giúp maintain consistency, and to conform to
formatting standards. These guides explain everything from how to write a bibliogra-
phy to how to indent paragraphs and when to use commas. The three most popular
and frequently used style guides are the MLA (Modern Language Association),
Chicago Manual of Style, and APA (American



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