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COPYREADING &HEADLINE WRITING

Zenon Roderick U. Yabisdiscssan!

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W"a! is co#$readin%

Co#$readin% is )c"*ike !"e 'ork o( a*an%a%e +En%*is" &,i*i#ino- !eac"ercorrec!in%co)#osi!ionse/ce#! !"a! !"eco#$reader sesa##ro#ria!e co#$readin% s$)bo*sni0ersa**$ kno'n b$#rin!ers.

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A co#$reader...

c"ecks (ac!s.

correc!s errors in%ra))ar s#e**in%#nc!a!ion sa%eor%ani1a!ion and

o!"ersi)#ro0es ne's0a*e.

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A co#$reader...c!s or de*e!esirre*e0an! )a!eria*s.

discards 2edi!oria*i1in%)a!eria*s3 in a ne's.

%ards a%ains!

*ibe*os s!a!e)en!s

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A co#$reader...

'ri!es "ead*ines and

decides i!s!$#o%ra#"$.

indica!es correc!ionsb$ sin% !"e

co#$readin% )arks.

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A co#$reader c"ecks...incorrec! na)es

e/ac! 4%res!re iden!i!$ e!c.

E/. Presiden!G*oria 5a#a%a*6Arro$o

 Errors in facts

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A co#$reader c"ecks...7*nders in

%ra))ar )s!be a0oided. T"eco#$reader

)s! be a'areo( !"e 89Ar*es.

 Grammar errors

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A co#$reader c"ecks...

sen!ence s!rc!re

: T"e #o*ice c"ased!"e a)b*ance inred car.

 T"e #o*ice in redcar c"ased !"ea)b*ance.

 Structural errors

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A co#$reader c"ecks...

enro**)en!conse*in%

co*or e!c.  spelling

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A co#$reader c"ecks...

Words con!rar$!o %ood !as!e or!o *a' or !"a!s%%es! bad

breedin%  Indecen! 'ords

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A co#$reader c"ecks (or !"e reason !"a!

@ becase a! !"e #resen! !i)e

@ no' a/ed "is

si%na!re @ si%ned 'ere ni!ed in "o*$

)a!ri)on$ @ 'ere)arried

verbal deadwood

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A co#$reader c"ecks...His re)ains *iesin s!a!e

'ron%; <An%#a!a$ a$ini*a%ak sa

kani*an%ba"a$.= + )%a*abi -

 Jargon/technicalterms

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Libe* is a (a*se#b*ica!ion

da)a%in% !o#erson #ro#er!$or bsinesses.E/; You are thehighest paid GROin your attire.The students wereused as slaves bythe teacher.

Libe*os s!a!e)en!s

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Le!3s !r$

PG5A is !"e Bs! Lad$#residen! o( !"e P"i*i##ine

Re#b*ic. Ang kwintas na perlas aynakapuluput sa kanyangdibdib.

<I a) sorr$= said Garci**ano. Apat na malulusog na batanglalaki ang triplets.

Or con!r$ is an arc"i#e*a%o'i!"o! is*and.

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Le!3s !r$

One o( !"ose acciden!s 'ereno! recorded.Did $o e/#*ained !"esi!a!ionA** an%e*s are in "ea0en are!"e$Si Erap ang pinakamabutingkaibigan kaysa Singson.

I! 'as rainin% and !"e sn'as s"inin% '"en !"eacciden! "a##ened.inabol ng aso ang batangmay buto sa bunganga.

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Le!3s !r$ Yo Indian )e. I 'ai!ed (or$o (or 40e "ors.

!alalaki ang mga kalsada salunsod.

 Yo are !o*d !o %o "ere.

Ocassion

As soon as #ossib*e !"e$"a0e !o se!!*e !"e #rob*e)

i))edia!e*$."umabas na sila sa labas ngbahay.

Raisin% # !"e a% is #ar! o(!"e cere)on$.

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Le!3s !r$

 T"e #residen! )s! be a"ndred #ercen! *iar.

 Ang dahilan ng gulo sa

 paaralan ay ang kanyangmakating dila.

 T"e can!een )ana%ers#ends )ore !i)e a! %ossi#)on%erin% !"an )ana%in%.

#abae ang napili. $sa doonang ama niya.

%inagat ng aso angkawawang lumpo& kayatumakbo kaagad.

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