Proof reading - in your head or out loud?

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So random survey. If you're proof reading a letter or article or essay on brain development, would you read it in your head our out loud?
DH thinks I'm a bit odd but I have to do one run though our loud to make sure it reads right even though I'm quite capable of reading in my head.

I do it as part of my job so often in my head but I’m eagle eyed! But when I really, really want to be sure I read it out loud too! It’s a great technique and you pick up stuff you would otherwise miss. Good luck OP.

Thanks, I asked my BF and she said in head too, wondered if it was just being being a, bit stupid behind to do it out loud lol. It's normally pocky once I THINK I'm finished I go through it out loud and it helps with the more complex kind winded science words 😂

I've not proof read that sort of essay, but I've done so for scientific papers - they're mainly impossible to read aloud.

I tend to do a bit of both. I’ll often read it in my head and if I still can’t understand something, I’ll read it out loud

There are 2 types of proofreading: the first is for typos/grammar/formatting etc and the second is for sense. The first one, use spellcheck and read through carefully at least once over. I often use word searches in Word to make sure I capture all instances of the same word or phrase and definitions appear in the right places.

The second requires quite close concentration because you are making sure the logic, analysis and arguments hang together. Reading out loud will make it too noisy for me to concentrate.

In both cases, I never read out loud, just on screen and in my head. I never noticed anyone reading it out loud. My job (lawyer) requires quite a lot of proofreading - it becomes second nature. It is how trainees cut their teeth.

That said, I am sure there are a ton of typos in my posts.

I'm a writer - I do both, depending on what I'm writing.

If I'm feeling mentally alert and the writing is familiar, reading in my head can be okay. If I'm not firing on all cylinders, or it's new or technical stuff, then read out loud. Both, preferably, tbh.

Tbf not firing in all cylinders and new / technical stuff does cover proof reading Uni biology essays at 11pm+ 😂

OK feeling less like a, weirdo now 😁

Reading out loud will make it too noisy for me to concentrate. for me there's something about hearing it in my ears as well as my head and my mouth moving. Obv I wouldn't read full bol at work (when I had a jjob) but I'd sort of whisper mumble it out loud if it was an important document etc

I often use a text-to-speech app to check my writing. You can pick up issues you'd otherwise miss. I work as a proofreader/copyeditor and sometimes use this method to double-check my work (depending on how much text there is).