When people think of proofreading, they often picture long reports, novels or website copy. But there’s one category of content that quietly slips through the cracks. At first glance, proofreading calendars and diaries may seem simple. After all, what can go wrong with a few dates on a largely empty page? But as a proofreader, I’ve come to realise that there’s a whole minefield of potential problems: Spellings of months and days – particularly when distribution will be across

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