Sunday, September 28, 2014

The online writing lab of Boston College is a very well structured and dedicated writing resource.  The website allows for simple submission of your papers through a document uploading button.   Your paper is then received by graduate and undergraduate staff at Boston College who specialize in peer review.  After submission, it typically takes two or three days business days until you receive your paper in the email with the recommended amendments attached.   The staff at Boston College OWL correct more than just grammar.   The writing review specialists also help with the overall construction of your paper, effectiveness of your argument, and provide personal commentary.

One editing error I have ran across recently had to do with consistency regarding the use of hyphens.  Often times in an article a phrase such as “decision-making” will be used throughout the course of an article sometimes written as “decision making” and a few sentences later as “decision-making.”  It’s a seemingly small error, but when noticed it can hurt the credibility and professionalism of an article.

1 comment:

  1. I'm going to have to look into this writing resource. You can never have too much help. I really like the error that you pointed out. It's not the normal spelling or grammar mistake. Consistency throughout a piece of writing can be just as important!

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