When introducing a date range, be careful not to mix phrases like 'between X and Y' or 'from X to Y' with a dash. 'Between 2015 and 2025' and 'in 2015–2025' are both correct, but 'between 2015–2025' is not! #PrepressTip

The expression 'the number' is followed by a singular verb, while the expression 'a number' is followed by a plural verb. ✅The number of people has increased. ❌A number of people has fallen ill. ✅A number of people have left. ❌The number of people have agreed. #PrepressTip

Though ‘data’ is technically a plural word, it is widely used as a singular collective noun. Style guides commonly specify preferred usage. #PrepressTip

It's tempting to use tools like 'Replace all' when making the same change throughout a Word document, like changing 'color' to 'colour' or 'meter' to 'metre', but be wary of false positives that turn 'Colorado' into 'Colourado' or 'parameter' into 'parametre'. (1/2) #PrepressTip

At today’s UN Global Compact Network UK Members’ Breakfast, our MD Lucy Harrier discussed AI in the workplace. The business community’s ability to mindfully embrace AI-enhanced workflows relies on open exchanges like these, and we’re glad to contribute to the conversation. (1/2)

You might segue from one topic to another💬; you might Segway from one location to another💨. #PrepressTip

AI is changing workflows, but it can’t replace the human judgement that gives credibility to professionally published documents. Read our blog post on 'Why copy-editing is still relevant in the age of AI' here on the Prepress Projects website: www.prepress-projects.co.uk/2026/07/02/w....

Why copy-editing is still relevant in the age of AI

AI is changing workflows, but it can’t replace the human judgement that gives credibility to professionally published documents. If anything, it’s making that judgement more visible and more valuable.

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Our MD Lucy Harrier attended yesterday’s Investors in People Celebration Event in Glasgow. This was an occasion to recognise the achievements and ongoing commitments of all IIP-accredited organisations, and to celebrate our own Silver award. (1/2)

Quotation marks tell your reader that you're using someone else's words. But different style systems use different marks. UK English uses single quotation marks for quotes and double quotation marks for quotes within quotes: '"Run!" he said.' #PrepressTip (1/2)

You ‘lose’ your keys🔑; your trousers are ‘loose’🩳. #PrepressTip

Yesterday, Fran and Rebecca helped out at the Step up with Enterprise event at Glenalmond College. Pupils were entrepreneurs for the day, developing their problem-solving, teamworking and business skills. They also created some amazing stories about the history of Glenalmond. (1/2)

'For all intents and purposes' is a great phrase that essentially means 'essentially' or 'in effect', but it's commonly confused with 'for all intensive purposes' (though the purposes may indeed be intense). Reader beware! #PrepressTip

Confusables alert: 'stationary' is an adjective meaning 'not moving' (or, in some instances, 'not changing').🛑 'Stationery' is a noun meaning 'writing or office materials'.📚 It's easiest to write on your stationery if you keep it stationary.✍️ #PrepressTip

We’re proud to announce that Prepress Projects has joined the #UNGlobalCompact! This demonstrates our commitment to inclusive, sustainable practices that help build prosperous and thriving societies. Visit unglobalcompact.org to learn how you too can make a difference.🌍

Six weeks and 2,834,842 steps later, our teams have covered nearly 1,240 miles in this year’s Spring Step Count Challenge! Come rain or shine, we’ve all felt the benefits of getting out and about. #StepCountChallenge

We hear the term ‘copy-editing’ bandied about a fair bit in the publishing industry (sometimes interchangeably with ‘proofreading’), but what does it actually mean? Read our ‘What is copy-editing?’ blog post on the Prepress Projects website to find out: www.prepress-projects.co.uk/2026/06/03/w....

What is copy-editing?

At Prepress Projects, one of the services we offer is copy-editing. If you have a piece of writing where the ideas are conceptually sound but you’re worried that the writing isn’t reader-friendly, or ...

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Remember, 'effect' is a noun and ‘affect’ is a verb: 'The effects of sleep deprivation on performance are significant.’ ‘Sleep deprivation significantly affects performance.' #PrepressTips

We’re on to the last leg of the #StepCountChallenge, and the sudden onset of summer temperatures over the weekend has helped boost our numbers to a Prepress total of 2,453,930 steps!

Remember, 'programme' is the UK spelling for a set of events or activities, and 'program' is the US spelling. But both UK English and US English use 'program' to refer to computer or machine software. 💻 #PrepressTip

The Prepress teams are in the home stretch of the #StepCountChallenge: Prepressers have walked total of 2,096,170 steps or nearly 917 miles! But most importantly, we're getting out into nature, seeing sights close to home and further away.

‘The old man the boat’ is a grammatically correct sentence, but it’s not an easy read! It’s a garden path sentence: the reader is led to think a word will function one way (that ‘old’ is an adjective) when it’s actually working another way (here it’s a noun). (1/2) #PrepressTip

This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and Prepressers are building mentally healthy habits – moving and spending time in nature – thanks to the #StepCountChallenge. We've even passed the million-step mark, hitting a combined total of 1,564,257 steps! 🥾

‘Historic’ describes something significant or celebrated in history, e.g. ‘a historic victory’, while ‘historical’ describes something that relates generally to the past, e.g. ‘a historical figure’. #PrepressTip

The #StepCountChallenge continues, with Prepressers getting out and about in weather foul and fair. We've hit a combined 964,743 steps after two weeks – that's nearly 422 miles! 🥾

Need to add more information with the abbreviations ‘e.g.’ and ‘i.e.’? ‘I.e.’ comes from the Latin ‘id est’, or ‘that is’, and is a way of clarifying a point by restating the same information: ‘We’ll meet in a week’s time (i.e. next Monday)’. #PrepressTips (1/2)

And we’re off! Our efforts in the first week of the Step Count Challenge were rewarded with a bout of lovely weather over the weekend, and our teams hit a combined total of 513,547 steps – nearly 225 miles! #StepCountChallenge

How is American English different to, from or than British English? For one thing, American English more commonly uses ‘different than’, particularly when introducing a clause. British English generally favours 'different from/to'. #PrepressTip

This week Prepress joined the walkingscotland.bsky.social spring 2026 #StepCountChallenge, and we're pleased to announce our two teams: 'the Print Runners' and 'Copy and Paced'. 🏃 We'll be doing our best to get out and walk, and we'll be posting a weekly step update as we go! 👣 (1/2)

Professional development training shouldn’t stop in the boardroom; that’s why our directors continue to learn and grow in their roles. Check out our MD Lucy Harrier's blog post ‘Why continuing professional development matters for directors’ here: www.prepress-projects.co.uk/2026/04/21/w....

Why continuing professional development matters for directors

Continuing professional development (CPD) is often associated with early-career progression, when learning is structured, visible and actively encouraged. Yet the need for growth does not diminish at ...

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Keep a wary eye out for sneaky typos in proper nouns: ‘Demark’, ‘Untied Kingdom’ and ‘Check Republic’ won’t be caught by a spell checker! #PrepressTips