Dissertation Editing Services

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Gramlee
Gramlee is a online grammer checker. It provides
dissertation editing services, copy editing,
grammar check, and proofreading services.
Gramlee handles grammar, spelling, punctuation,
structure, brevity, and overall readability.
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Copy Editing and Proofreading Services
Gramlee editor go beyond grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Copy editing is more than
proofreading. It's an art that meshes grammar
syntax with an editor's perspective. The goal is
to make your writing clear, concise, and a
pleasure to read. We go beyond grammar and focus
on contextual prose, verb-tense consistency, and
the use of power phrases that dangle carrots in
front of your readers' emotions. Your audience
should beg for more. The bottom line is that we
ensure your writing is grammatically correct and
leaves an impact on your readers.
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THREE TYPES OF COPY EDITING
There are three core styles of copy editing. We
call them levels of editing. Each level delivers
a different depth of editing service.
Level 1 Proofreading
Level 2 Copy editing
Level 3 Substantive editing
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Proofreading
Editors will check grammar, spelling,
punctuation, capitalization, verb-tense
consistency, pronouns, spacing, and formatting
consistency. Dont expect editors to make radical
changes to your sentences or words because those
services fall under the next level of copy
editing.
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Copy editing
This is the most common interpretation of copy
editing. In addition to the proofreading services
in Level 1, copy editing focuses on the five Cs
writing that is clear, correct, concise,
complete, and consistent. Editors will adjust
sentence and paragraph structure, eliminate
redundant words, replace repetitive words with
synonyms, and substitute weak words, phrases, and
sentences with powerful alternatives. Experienced
editors will ensure your original tone remains
intact. You can expect noticeable change to your
original document and should be prepared to
review the changes to ensure you are happy with
them. Professional editors will use a
revision-tracking system, such as Microsoft
Words Track Changes feature, so you can see
changes and quickly accept or reject them with
the click of a button.
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Substantive editing
Editors will rewrite major portions of your
document if this type of copy editing is
requested. Most people who need this service need
help writing the paper, not just editing. Level 3
is essentially developmental editing in that the
editor rewrites your document with the intent of
educating you on how to better write. Expect your
work to change substantively. New content will be
added if the editor feels arguments made in the
body of the paper lack substance or need support.
New references, citations, and research may also
be added. Substantive editing is time-consuming
and expensive. It also demands extra time from
the original author to ensure the editors
changes hasnt altered the intent or tone of the
paper. Rewrites are often prone to the loss of
the authors original voice. It often takes
multiple revisions to get everything right.
Plan your schedule and budget accordingly if
this is the level of service you need.
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Writing for your amygdale
People never digest a document as a disjointed
series of lines. Instead, our minds summarize the
entire reading session into a core idea that
leaves an imprint on our amygdale - the part of
our brain that processes emotional reactions.
This imprint contains our emotional reaction
about the content and its author. Gramlee
exists to help you leave a powerful imprint on
your reader's amygdale. Copy editing and
proofreading are the tools we use to achieve this
goal.
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Dissertation Editing Services
Dissertations are science stories are art.
Dissertation editors worth your time and money
will have a deep appreciation for both. A
dissertation is more than a journal of your
research. It's a story that begins with a problem
or question, has characters in the form of
primary research and evidence, includes analysis
of the characters and your unique interpretation
of this analysis, and concludes with answers to
the questions with which your story began.
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What quality dissertation editing looks likes
The quality of editors is the most important
attribute that separates dissertation services.
An editor must understand the research process
and reasons why dissertation committees approve
or reject a PhD student's paper. Quality editing
services employ people who understand and apply
this perspective during edits. Editors are the
key ingredient that separates good from great
dissertation writing. For example, any copy
editor with an English degree can make your
writing grammatically correct. But, will they
ensure facts are adequately presented to back
your analysis? Will they ensure your sources are
cited? Will they guarantee your paper follows the
dissertation structure abstract,
acknowledgments, table of contents, introduction,
discussion, analysis, findings and conclusion,
references, and appendices? Will they understand
the intent of each section of the paper and make
sure your content supports the intent? Will they
ensure your document is a pleasure to read and
something you can be proud to present?
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Grammar Check
Grammar check can be done by software or humans.
Choose wisely. There are two types of grammar
check services - human and software-based. When
accuracy is required, choose humans to check your
writing instead of a algorithmic grammar check.
Even the best algorithms are only able to fix a
small subset of grammatical errors. Grammar is a
contextual science with nuances that cannot be
automated.
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• Here is a simple experiment that shows where
  software-based grammar checkers fail.
• He came form the kitchen. 2. He came from the
  kitchen.
• Notice that the difference between both sentences
  is simply two letters. Software grammar check
  tools like Microsoft Word fail to find the
  mistake in the first sentence.
• Professionals who offer grammar check services
  for a living will immediately spot the error.
• Checking a document's grammar is only the first
  step to clear writing. The next step is copy
  editing. For example, let's assume you are
  writing a horror story. Here are two versions of
  the same sentence.
• Original He came from the kitchen. Revised He
  slithered quietly into the house from the
  kitchen.
• The revised sentence establishes a more
  descriptive visual that fits the context a
  fictional horror story. The core value of a human
  editor is in their ability to rephrase your
  writing where needed to add more clarity.
  Software grammar checkers simply can't do this.
• We all have at least one friend who is a genius
  with words. English majors worth their words
  understand the semantics of English but may not
  know how to copy edit for a specific audience.
  Copy editing goes beyond basic semantics and
  proofreading. It requires a synthesis of skill
  and art.
• Experience is the best teacher of copy editing.
  Choose your editor wisely if your writing
  matters.
• Our service employs experienced editors who write
  for your reader's amygdale. Visit our home page
  and scroll to the last paragraph to find out what
  that is and why it is important.

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Comma checker a guide on using commas
Writers communicate meaning and intent with the
words they use. There are, however, different
ways of relating words that can only be
communicated with a comma. Consider this example
punctuation differences in a statement in a will
from Albert Josephs guide Put it in Writing!
(P. 210) I hereby bequeath all of my worldly
possessions to the first of my offspring, who
lives a good life. (The first offspring is a nice
kid.) and I hereby bequeath all of my worldly
possessions to the first of my offspring who
lives a good life. (One among the offspring may
turn out nice, but its too early to tell which
one.) If one of the heirs contested the will
because of the placement of the comma in the
first example, the probate judge would need to
know the rules of comma usage for restrictive and
nonrestrictive clauses Comma usage before the
who restricts focus to the first offspring
Omitting a comma renders the sentence open to
future determination it remains to be seen which
of the offspring will live a good life.
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• Note the probate judge might be especially
  grateful for the comma because the definition of
  a good life is also toxically ambiguous. The
  comma checker guide, according to Albert Joseph
  Albert Joseph, in his guide, promotes the use of
  commas during these seven situations
• To separate independent clauses in a compound
  sentence
• 2) To separate a conjunctive adverbs
  (nevertheless, however, therefore, furthermore,
  etc.) from the main clause of a sentence
• 3) To separate a long introductory phrase or
  clauses from the main clause of a sentence
• 4) To isolate nonrestrictive phrases, clauses, or
  appositives see our opening example from the
  rest of the sentence
• 5) To separate items in a series
• 6) To separate a quoted passage from the words
  used to introduce it
• 7) To force a pause in any group of words if the
  absence of a comma might cause readers to misread
  or create ambiguity.

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Essay Editing Service
An essay editing service can cater to different
types of essays such as college admissions, law
school, graduate school, medical school, and
academic essays. Students looking to improve
their GPA or achieve admissions to an institution
of their choice should consider their improved
odds when using an essay editing
service. Admissions counselors confirm that
clear, direct, and succinct writing is among the
determining factors to college admission. Graders
and teaching assistants at the high school and
collegiate levels also attribute higher GPAs to
clear essays and writing. NOT ALL ESSAY EDITING
SERVICES ARE EXPERTS WITH EVERY TYPE OF ESSAY
Find out if a service has experience with the
kind of essay you wrote. The editing needs of
an MBA student writing a business plan are
different than a student writing a medical school
admissions essay.
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The MBA student needs an editor versed in framing
ideas to convince investors, bankers, and
consumers that the service or product has merit,
solves an urgent need, and is supported with
realistic financial projections. Passion, vision,
and the propensity to succeed must be emoted
through a business plan. A student writing for
medical school needs an editor who can frame
writing to emote precision of craft and
dedication for well-being to the admissions
counselor sifting through thousands of medical
school applicants. The editor needs to be
sensitive to how this particular paper will grab
attention in the sea of other applicants. These
are examples of the types of edits we engage. You
can see the original text and our edited text.
Our goal is to make your writing more
professional, concise, and readable.
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Grammar is just the beginning. We edit for
structure, redundancy, irrelevant or ineffective
words, and the overall readability of your
writing. We use the Track Changes feature in
Microsoft Word so you can see every change our
editors make.
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Misplaced, Dangling, and Squinting Modifiers
Mistakes with modifiers are tough to detect. Most
armchair writers dont know what modifiers are.
Misplaced modifiers are one of the most common
grammatical errors and cause of humor. Your
writing will become clearer when you learn how to
spot and correct misplaced, dangling and
squinting modifiers.
Misplaced Modifiers
Modifiers can be a word, phrase or clause that
describes another word or group of words in your
sentence. As a general rule, modifiers should be
placed as close as possible to the words that
theyre describing. Otherwise, your sentence
risks becoming a laughing stock or ambiguous.
Example The doctor told me I was overweight on
Monday. Does this mean I looked great the rest of
the week? Correct usage On Monday, the doctor
told me I was overweight. Example I set out a
breakfast of yogurt and cereal for my family on
the kitchen table. Perhaps your family would be
more comfortable sitting in chairs rather than on
the kitchen table. Correct usage I set out a
breakfast of yogurt and cereal on the kitchen
table for my family.
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Dangling Modifiers
A dangling modifier does not logically or
grammatically refer to anything in the sentence
because the words it is meant to describe are
missing or too far away in the sentence. For the
most part, dangling or unattached modifiers tend
to occur at the start of a sentence. Pay special
attention when you use an initial phrase.
Example Perched up high on a tree branch, I
yelled at the cat to leave the sparrow alone. I
dont tangle with a tabby unless I am perched 10
feet up in the air. Correct usage Seeing a
sparrow perched up high on a tree branch, I
yelled at the cat to leave him alone. Example
Driving down the street, my toddler started
crying for her teddy bear that she left at
grandmothers home. Im shocked to learn that
your toddler can already reach the accelerator
pedel. Correct usage As I was driving down the
street, my toddler started crying for her teddy
bear that she left at her grandmothers house.
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Squinting Modifiers
Squinting modifiers are also called two-way
modifiers. Its difficult to tell whether they
modify the words preceeding or following them.
Incorrect usage Showering with very hot water
quickly causes dry skin to develop. We are
unsure if quickly modifies hot water or
showering. Your readers may think that scaly skin
can be avoided if they slow down and spend a
longer time taking those steamy showers. Unless
you are selling moisturizer, you may want to
revise your wording. Correct usage Dry skin
quickly develops when people shower with very hot
water. Incorrect usage Getting married often
changes your financial situation. This could mean
that multiple divorces are expensive or that
splitting the mortgage is advantageous. Correct
usage Your financial situation often changes
when you get married. Avoid confusion by putting
your modifiers where they belong. Identify each
modifier in your sentence and make sure the words
it modifies are present and nearby.


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We edit for structure, grammar, spelling,
punctuation, brevity, and overall readability.
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