Re: Student looking for re-readers for his thesis ( it deals with embedded system, USB, Linux, microcontrolers, firmwares ... )

From: Rick Lyons (r.lyons_at__BOGUS_ieee.org)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:25:44 GMT

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:09:35 +0000, DEMAINE Benoit-Pierre
<nntp_pipex@demaine.info> wrote:

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>I have released the first full version of my thesis. I am looking for
>rereaders to track syntax and phrasing problems.
>
>The reader is expected to try to understand what I wrote, and report any
>problem.
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>Like every one, I am in hurry; so please just mail me and tell me how
>much time it will take to read it all.
>
>PS : one part is still missing. It will say the same thing as the web
>page, but in the PDF.
>
>Many thanks for any help.
>- --

Wow! You're asking for a favor that will take
hours and hours!

I suggest, first, you run a "Spellchecker" on
your text. A reader will forgive a misspelled word
now and then, but *not* twenty misspellings per page
is *VERY* unpleasant to read!

Next, and here's the hard part, you need someone
(called a "copy editor") to go through
your material and correct all the English grammar
mistakes. This effort will take 10-20 hours
(though I'm strictly guessing) because I'd say
60%-80% of your sentences require corrections, and
your thesis is roughly 70 pages.

Copy editors (usually) charge 25$-50$ per hour.
If you have a friend, maybe they'll "edit" your
material for free. But friends like that are
difficult to find.

Search the Internet for "copy editor hire".

Your idea to include photos in your thesis seems
like a good idea to me.

Good Luck,
[-Rick-]

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