Sure. Read below. How many mistakes will you find? The corrections are in red.
Spelling
You might write: My nieghbor planted flours bye the back fense.
We would change it to: My neighbor planted flowers by the backfence.
You might write: It don’t matter to
him cuz he brung earphones so he could sing to hisself.
We would change it to: It doesn’t matter to him because he broughtearphones so he could sing to himself.
Punctuation
You might write: I said Im tired. However; Id’ still like to find the two muscians’s houses or at least find one actors’ favorite hangout.”
We would change it to: I said, “I’m tired. However, I’d still like to find the two musicians’ houses or at least find one actor’s favorite hangout.”
Typos
You might write: How are you you today? I hop you are doin better then yetserday.
We would change it to: How are you today? I hope you are doing better than yesterday.
We will check to make sure your thoughts flow logically from one to another as the paper progresses. We may re-arrange sentences to improve the organization. We will also add transitions or segues if necessary.
You might write: I’m twenty-two years old. The sky is blue, like when I was a kid. I still love that – and summer too.
We would change it to: Even though I’m
twenty-two years old, I still love the blue skies of summer that remind
me of my childhood.
Clarity
You might write: The local elementary school was a former factory but the school took advantage of this look and its multi-cultural neighborhood by creating a museum inside its walls.
We would change it to: The renovators of the local elementary school incorporated the building’s industrial heritage and its multi-cultural neighborhood by creating a museum within the new structure.
Some words have more than one acceptable spelling or form, but should be internally consistent in a particular document.
You might write: The television show was cancelled after two seasons. The actor then canceled his order for the plasma T.V. since he would no longer be able to afford to watch himself on TV.
We would change it to: The TV show was cancelled after two seasons. The actor then cancelled his order for the plasma TV since he would no longer be able to afford to watch himself on TV.
All communication should be appropriate to its audience. Professors expect you to express yourself differently in a paper than you would if you were making the same point to a friend in the gym.
You might write: I got a lot of cards after my operation. So many that the nurses were like, “Boy oh boy, he must be one rockin' dude with the chicks.”
We would change it to: I received many cards
after my operation. In fact, the nurses remarked about my apparent
popularity with the young ladies.
What is proofreading and editing? What exactly are you looking for when you work on my document?