Today marks the first anniversary of the creation of proofreaderhannah.com. I almost can’t believe it has been one year already.
I don’t think I would have managed to produce 113 posts in that time if it wasn’t for the support of those who read this blog. Thank you. I really appreciate your contributions.
I published a list of 2015’s most popular posts, but for this milestone I would like to highlight some of my favourite posts:
- Irregular verbs. Lots of people struggle with verb forms and I put together a 6-page PDF to help. It includes notes on usage differences around the world.
- Taradiddle. The interesting word with an origin story that illustrates its meaning. Managing to incorporate Harry Potter into the post was a bonus.
- Sample style sheet. A style sheet for an imaginary novel. Style sheets are an excellent tool and this is an example for any authors who want to know where to start.
- ‘Affect’ and effect’. I like this mostly because the comments took me from Pirates of the Caribbean to Pokémon.
- Punctuation..? by User Design. I was thrilled that an author asked me to review their work, but I had to be honest with my readers.
- Split infinitives. I really stuck it to the man with my support of split infinitives (and ending a sentence with a preposition).
- The Penguin Guide to Punctuation, R. L. Trask. Because no one should be afraid of punctuation. I think people actually bought this book after I recommended it. If that was you, I hope you are still finding it useful.
- ‘I.e’ and ‘e.g.’ are not interchangeable. A short, simple and effective post.
- Noel. I enjoyed writing Christmas-related posts, and I am already thinking of words to discuss this year!
- Proofreading advice: take a break. I wrote a series of posts on proofreading advice and I think this is the best one. It isn’t often that doing nothing is the best thing to do.
And now I’m going to have a cup of tea and some chocolate biscuits to celebrate properly.
Hannah McCall 
One more ‘kudos and thank you’ comment, I genuinely appreciate everything you post, so helpful. Enjoy that tea and treat yourself to an extra biscuit !!!
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Thank you very much! It is lovely to know that you, and others, find my posts useful. I really appreciate your likes and comments. 🙂
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Congratulations. It does take commitment to keep a blog going, so well done.
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Thanks. Yes, it does – but it is a rewarding experience.
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I will keep that in mind during my first year 🙂
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Congratulations! Happy Anniversary.
Wishing you many more anniversaries 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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Congratulations, Hannah!
Your blog in interesting and informative, and I for one really appreciate the information you make available. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Thank you very much for the kind words. I always really appreciate your comments. 🙂
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Congratulations. I’ll have to go back and check out some of your posts over the past year.
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Thanks! I hope you enjoy them. 🙂
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Congratulations, and thanks for the wealth of always interesting information.
I hope you enjoyed your cuppa and choc biscs (one of the truly meaningful experiences in Life).
Have another, you deserve it.
Best wishes for the future
Roger
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Thank you. I will – and this time it might be tea and cake. 😉
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Good idea!!
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Congratulations and well done on reaching a year. 🙂 Your posts have been really helpful. I think I’m actually using i.e and e.g the right way round thanks to one of your posts.
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Thank you. That’s brilliant news – I can think of that post as a job well done! 😉
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Hi Hannah. I recently found your blog and it is so well done and interesting. Congratulations on this important milestone and I wish you another year of ‘teachable moments’ for us all!
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Hi Laurie. Thank you for such a lovely comment. I will do my best! 🙂
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congratulations
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Thanks. 🙂
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Happy anniversary. I really enjoy your blog and I like the information you give. You help me in my quest and you make a fine teacher. Have a great day.
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Thank you so much – that makes it all worthwhile. 🙂
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