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German or French proofreading

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German or French proofreading

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Proofreading: annual report of a community garden association

Before and after (excerpt)

Before:

This year the garden welcomed 23 new members, and our waiting list have grown to 41 familys. Thanks to a council grant of £2,400 we replaced the old shed, it's roof had been leaking since 2023. Volunteers put in over 1.200 hours, a new record! The composting area was moved behind plot 14, which means the paths along plots 12-16 is now clear for wheelchairs. Special thanks goes to Margret Hale who organised the Spring Plant sale.

After:

This year the garden welcomed 23 new members, and our waiting list has grown to 41 families. Thanks to a council grant of £2,400, we replaced the old shed; its roof had been leaking since 2023. Volunteers put in over 1,200 hours, a new record! The composting area was moved behind plot 14, which means the paths along plots 12–16 are now clear for wheelchairs. Special thanks go to Margaret Hale, who organised the spring plant sale.

List of changes (excerpt)

#ParagraphWasNowType
12waiting list have grownwaiting list has grownGrammar: agreement
22familysfamiliesSpelling
32grant of £2,400 wegrant of £2,400, wePunctuation
42shed, it's roofshed; its roofPunctuation; its/it's
521.200 hours1,200 hoursNumber format
62plots 12-16 isplots 12–16 areDash in range; agreement
72thanks goesthanks goGrammar
82Margret HaleMargaret HaleName: spelled "Margaret" on p. 1 and p. 4
92Spring Plant salespring plant saleCapitalisation, as elsewhere in the report

Consistency check across the whole report

  • Names: "Margaret Hale" (4 times), "Tom Okoye" (3), "Priya Shah" (2), all now spelled the same way everywhere
  • Organisation name: "Elm Street Community Garden" used in full the first time, then "the garden"; 3 cases of "Elm St. Garden" changed
  • Spelling: British throughout ("organised", "colour", "programme"); 7 American forms changed
  • Numbers: thousands with a comma, ranges with an en dash; amounts checked against the finance table on page 5, all match

Not changed (for you to decide)

  • Paragraph 6 says "nearly 50 volunteers"; the table on page 5 lists 46. Both can be correct, so we left the wording.
  • "Potluck" appears both with and without a hyphen in quotes from members; quotes were kept as written.

Total: 2,684 words checked, 57 corrections.

Client: Elm Street Community Garden, a volunteer-run association with 80 members Text: the 2,700-word annual report for members and the local council Brief: fix errors only, keep the friendly voice; use British spelling; plot numbers and amounts must stay exactly as given

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

We proofread German texts by Duden rules, with capitalised nouns, the tricky German comma and ß or ss as used in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. French texts are checked for accents, past participle agreement and French typography: guillemets « » and the non-breaking space before colons, semicolons, question and exclamation marks, used in France but not in Switzerland or Canada. Your style stays as it is; we correct errors and keep terms consistent.

What is included

  • What you getThe corrected German or French text and a list of changes, with the regional conventions applied.
  • German by DudenCapitals, commas and compound spelling
  • French typographyGuillemets and spaces before punctuation
  • Regional rulesGermany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium or Canada
  • Agreement and accentsUmlauts, accents and participle endings
  • List of changesEvery correction listed

How it works

  1. 1
    BriefYou paste or attach the text and name the country
  2. 2
    ProofreadingWe correct by the rules of that country
  3. 3
    DeliveryYou get clean text and the changes

What we need from you

The text pasted into the brief or photos of it, the language and country of your readers and any style guide you follow. Documents can also be attached as PDF, Word or Excel files.

We will ask you:

  • Is the text in German or French?
  • Which country are your readers in?
  • Do you use gender-inclusive forms?
  • Do you follow a style guide?

Compare packages

BasicUp to 1,000 words$12StandardUp to 2,500 words$25PremiumUp to 5,000 words$45
Deadline1 day2 days3 days
Revisions123
Lengthup to 1,000 wordsup to 2,500 wordsup to 5,000 words
List of changesYesYesYes
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You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Can one order include both German and French?

Yes, as long as the total length fits your package. Mark which part is which.

Will you change ss to ß for Switzerland?

No. Swiss German uses ss, and we keep it if your readers are in Switzerland.

Do you rewrite sentences?

No, proofreading fixes errors only. Unclear sentences are flagged with a suggestion.

Can I ask for changes?

Yes, within the revisions of your package.

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