TechPowerUp is Looking for a Content Proofreader

[caroline!]

You'll do better doxing yourself to w1zz. He ain't gonna hurt you.

That's dangerous.

My brothers an english/philosophy major looking for work (insert meme here lol), I will tell him about this.

Sounds like someone who would earn more than 75 cents an hour tho

 

[mechtech]

It's not aluminum, it's aluminium ffs.....

Can we change Tantalum to Tantalium and Molybdenum to Molybdenium while we're at it??

 

[qubit]

This is just the sort of thing I love doing and would be very good at, having a very good command of English. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time for it nowadays and hope you get someone good.

Glad to see you wanting to improve the quality of English on TPU as it's sometimes lacking, spoiling an otherwise decent story.

 

[sam_86314]

You should apply matey.

My shit is English : )

I've been thinking about it, but my main concern is that I'm lazy. When I get home from my full-time job, I pretty much just want to shut down for the rest of the day.

Until this week, I've been working 50-hour weeks (how else could I afford my 6800 XT?). Now that I'm close to actually getting somewhere with my job, they've made my schedule more reasonable.

So do I. Not to achieve perfection but to learn. As an example, I may write "wait for" but then ask Elgoog what is the difference between "wait for" and "wait on".

Oh my god, I do this all the time.

"Ugh, is it 'bare with me' or 'bear with me?'"

"Am I using all of these figures of speech correctly, or am I gonna make myself feel like an idiot even though no one cares?"

 

[64K]

"Ugh, is it 'bare with me' or 'bear with me?'"

It's bear with me. It would also be bear with me if you had a bear with you. Not to be confused with "to keep and bear arms". What a crazy language English is.

 

[Outback Bronze]

When I get home from my full-time job, I pretty much just want to shut down for the rest of the day.

I definitely hear you there, especially when you have a family. Makes it even harder. Wishing you well : )

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

I'm surprised no one said they speak Dwarven, Elvish, or Klingon.

 

[R0H1T]

"Ugh, is it 'bare with me' or 'bear with me?'"

Neither, you can fight that one on your own!

 

[R-T-B]

Sounds like someone who would earn more than 75 cents an hour tho

Anyone working for w1zz would. 75 cents an hour is nothing.

That's dangerous.

Not really. He doesn't bite.

Either that or *chuckles* I'm in danger.

 

[wolf]

Wish I had the time for a second job, I believe this would be right up my alley. Also unsure of what it pays, an international job could go either way, but labour is pricey in Australia...

 

[GeraldLe]

@W1zzard made an account just to say I applied!
Good luck to everybody signing up!

 

[ir_cow]

Wish I had the time for a second job, I believe this would be right up my alley. Also unsure of what it pays, an international job could go either way, but labour is pricey in Australia...

I'm nosy and want to know the pay as well. Some sites pay per word, others flat rate and very rarely is it per hour.

 

[Toothless]

Emailed.

 

[W1zzard]

I'm surprised no one said they speak Dwarven, Elvish, or Klingon.

nuqnaq

 

[Mussels]

Oh this will be fun.
Poor w1zzard will have about 500 legit emails, 5,000 confused emails about something else, and 50,000 spam messages from RTB about frogs.

Even I sent in an e-mail. Isn't sitting at home smashing a keyboard for 2 hours a week everyone's dream job?


I've been reading book series done by collabs with two or more authors including a series where an author passed away and his friend finished the works off - and seeing the confused mess of British English, American English and Strayan English in the same novel made it very clear that 'English' is in fact three dwarves in a trench coat and no one will ever, EVER agree on correct spelling and grammar

 

[R-T-B]

50,000 spam messages from RTB about frogs.

Nah. He can checkout the frog bible anytime no need to spam it. I'm not that annoying.

In other words, w1zzard knows my grammar skills are subpar for proofreading already lol. I need not apply. I think the auto correct for two space after periods in articles exists solely because I learned on a typewriter and could not unlearn it.

 

[Bones]

Nah. He can checkout the frog bible anytime no need to spam it. I'm not that annoying.

In other words, w1zzard knows my grammar skills are subpar for proofreading already lol. I need not apply. I think the auto correct for two space after periods in articles exists solely because I learned on a typewriter and could not unlearn it.

I dunno - Has anyone asked the flies for their opinion about that?

Certainly not me even though I'm fluent in Georgia Cracker and a few other (English?) dialects. Doesn't help I'm kinda dyslexic too these days so you would probrably see some oddly spelled words at times making the read "Fun" so not going there.

 

[R-T-B]

Has anyone asked the flies for their opinion about that?

Do you want buzzing? Because that is how you get buzzing.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Oh this will be fun.
Poor w1zzard will have about 500 legit emails, 5,000 confused emails about something else, and 50,000 spam messages from RTB about frogs.

Even I sent in an e-mail. Isn't sitting at home smashing a keyboard for 2 hours a week everyone's dream job?


I've been reading book series done by collabs with two or more authors including a series where an author passed away and his friend finished the works off - and seeing the confused mess of British English, American English and Strayan English in the same novel made it very clear that 'English' is in fact three dwarves in a trench coat and no one will ever, EVER agree on correct spelling and grammar

Might not agree, but imo English belongs to England and Australia where we exported it too My only problem is English(American) the language in America should be called American which would end lots of confusion, even though it is based on English, it is their language not ours.

 

[Bones]

Might not agree, but imo English belongs to England and Australia where we exported it too My only problem is English(American) the language in America should be called American which would end lots of confusion, even though it is based on English, it is their language not ours.

Same basic thing about "Football" in that some across the pond from here call it "Hand Egg" and that's reasonable.
You have Soccer, Rugby and Hand Egg, all of which are different inspite of the name.
BTW I'm looking foward to watching some Hand Egg later...

Do you want buzzing? Because that is how you get buzzing.

Well, you know what they say about the buzz over something in the news.... I guess it depends on "What" the something is - Technical, stinky or whatever.

 

[zlobby]

Clangers! Reminds me of this:

And also of these classics:

I can speak danish , engrish, swedish, norvegian and german.
Wonder if its an advantage.

Hey, hey! Svensk and norsk? I wonder why they have the same text on the goods' labels? /s
Also, German is the root of the rest, so not a bit deal.

 

[izy]

You can hire an AI ^_^

 

[Wirko]

For everyone's good, I hope that Mr. W1 finds a really content proofreader. I would apply too but I admit I'm sometimes contentious.

 

[zlobby]

For everyone's good, I hope that Mr. W1 finds a really content proofreader. I would apply too but I admit I'm sometimes contentious.
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Meh, don't bother if you at least don't speak perfect Elizabethan.

 

[Shrek]

The English language is tough

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