Grammar Girl "100 Proof"

In the podcast Grammar Girl explains that typos are going to happen. Typos can happen to even the best of us. She stated that articles written in newspapers and magazines are proof read by three different editors before final print. She gave several suggestions on how to improve your proof reading skills.
· Read your work out loud
· Read your work backward, last sentence first
· Proof read only printed work
· Give yourself time before you proof read
Another thing that she mentioned that really hit home was that it is very difficult for the writers to proof read their own work. As the writer you know what you are trying to say, therefore when proof reading you will tend to miss errors because you know what it is supposed to say even if it does not read that way. This is something that I struggle with every time I have to write a paper on anything. Even when sending e-mails I have the hardest time proof reading my owe work. I have tried to print the work then proof read, same result. I have printed it and used a ruler trying to proof read, same result. Grammar Girl suggested the best way to proof read work is to have some one else proof your work if you can have two or three people proof your work before submitting it. I have found that the best way to have my work proof read is to have some one else read my work. I must admit that I struggled with having someone else read my papers, but once my grades started to improve, I swallowed my pride.