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Check spelling. Accuracy is about making sure you are right, and to that extent, you need to spell all words correctly. You also need to do a line-by-line examination of your pieces for words that might be spelled properly but weren’t what you meant to write. Review proper nouns. The spell check function on most word-processing programs will catch errors in the spelling of common words. However, the names of people, places, and things often look like mistakes to the electronic dictionaries. Look at math in your writing and make sure it’s right. When you list places for your events, double-check the addresses against a map and a directory.

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