In the thirty five years I have been a professional educator to adults, teaching composition in grammar to English Language Learners (ELLs), my daily job has me constantly doiing both proofreading and editing. I have taught  in colleges and universities in the United States but in military training institutes and universities in other countries as well (Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.

I have worked short term full-time as an editor and as a contract proofreader of manuscripts.Although my favorite is the Chicago Manual of Style, I also will check works according to the AP, APA, and MLA standards.

Other than English, I read French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, and Arabic. I am keen on accuracy in the spelling of foreign words in English, especially the use of diacritics.

Warning: I have a "hawk eye" for comma splices and faulty parallelism, whether English is your native language or an acquired language.

Proofreading for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Editing and rewriting (epscailly rephrasing) and revision of translations into English by nonnative speakers of English to ensure easy readability by an American target audience.

My wide range of knowledge on a variety of subjects (I do well at trivia quiz gamess!) plus my years of study of linguistics make me fun and interesting to work with! I'm really into pop culture of the Sixties and Seventies, as well as Americana. Check out my profile on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marvinhtaylorbamapolyglot

Immediately (as of 27 December 2016). Please show me your project and I'll let you know how soon I'm available and will try to estimate time and cost.