There are the proverbs “even monkeys fall from trees” and “to err is human” - so everybody can make a mistake.
When I am doing some proofreading here in Japan, there are some obvious mistakes that just “jump off the page” for me, but sometimes I think “Is that correct?” or “Is that true English?” and at times like these Google search is a great tool.
Put the term in quotes and you can get matches on exact terms, and then you can look at the source of those matches - is it credible, which country is it from?
If you get a match from a lot of non-native English sites or publications - it could be very specific (but correct) English or translations used in Japan or it could be some kind of Japanese English.
Here is an example from today:
“centuries of musical history” versus “centuries of the musical history”.
The translator seemed to want to use “the”, but personally I would omit it.
So I did a quick Google search thus:
No “the” is definitely best!
There are lots of other techniques you can use when searching:
Refine Web Searches via Google Search Support
If you really find it tough checking you work, take a look at Grammarly - it's a souped up spell and grammar checker that can really improve your wri
ting. Plus there's a free trial!
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