What Is the Difference Between Editing and Proofreading?
I used to think editing and proofreading were basically the same thing. If someone asked whether I had edited my paper, I would fix a few commas, correct an obvious typo, and confidently answer yes. Then I would receive the paper back covered in comments that had almost nothing to do with punctuation. That was the moment I realized I had skipped the part that actually mattered.
It seems obvious...