Proofread: Spring Update from Brightleaf Landscaping
1. Summary
- Word count proofread: about 195 words (the full document).
- Conventions applied: US English. The brand is lowercase "brightleaf" in body text and "Brightleaf" in the subject line and sign-off, as you asked. There is no serial comma, which matches the document's main pattern (two lists without it, one with). Dates use ordinal endings ("15th," "30th," "18th"), which matches two of the three dates. "Cleanup" is one word throughout. The casual tone and contractions are unchanged.
- Total changes: 17
- Punctuation: 10
- Consistency: 4
- Spelling/wrong word: 2
- Grammar: 1
- Clarity: 0
- Queries for you: 3
- Assumption: The only brand mention in the body ("here at brightleaf") was already lowercase, so it was left as is.
2. Clean corrected document
Subject: Spring Update from Brightleaf Landscaping
Hi everyone,
We hope you're all enjoying the warmer weather! It's been a busy few months here at brightleaf and we wanted to share some news with our customers.
First, we've hired three new crew members, which means we can now take on more lawn care, garden design and tree trimming jobs every week. If you've been on our waitlist, expect a call from Maria in the next two weeks.
Second, our spring cleanup special is back. From March 15th through April 30th, you'll get 15% off any yard cleanup booked online. This includes leaf removal, bed edging and mulching.
Third, we're switching to battery-powered equipment on all residential jobs. It's quieter, cleaner and better for your neighborhood. Some of you have asked whether this will affect our prices—it won't.
Finally, a big thank you to everyone who left us feedback last season. We read every single comment, and they really help us improve.
See you in the garden,
The Brightleaf Team
P.S. Our offices will be closed on April 18th for the Easter holiday. Emergency storm cleanup is still available—just call our main line.
3. Change log
| # | Original | Corrected | Type | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We hope youre all | We hope you're all | Punctuation | "You're" means "you are" and needs an apostrophe. |
| 2 | Its been a busy | It's been a busy | Punctuation | "It's" means "it has" here. "Its" means "belongs to it." |
| 3 | Second our spring | Second, our spring | Punctuation | Matches "First," and "Third," as intro words. |
| 4 | spring clean-up special | spring cleanup special | Consistency | The document spelled this word three ways. "Cleanup" (one word) is standard US for the noun. |
| 5 | through April 30, | through April 30th, | Consistency | Matches the other dates ("March 15th," "April 18th"). |
| 6 | 15 % off | 15% off | Punctuation | No space before the percent sign. |
| 7 | any yard clean up | any yard cleanup | Consistency | As a noun, it's one word, and this matches the other instances. |
| 8 | leaf removal, bed edging, and mulching | leaf removal, bed edging and mulching | Consistency | The other lists skip the serial comma, so this one now matches. |
| 9 | all residential job's | all residential jobs | Punctuation | Plurals don't take an apostrophe. |
| 10 | Its quieter, cleaner | It's quieter, cleaner | Punctuation | "It's" means "it is." |
| 11 | asked weather this | asked whether this | Spelling/wrong word | "Whether" means "if." "Weather" means sun and rain. |
| 12 | will effect our prices | will affect our prices | Spelling/wrong word | "Affect" is the verb (to influence). "Effect" is usually the noun. |
| 13 | prices - it wont | prices—it won't | Punctuation | An em dash, not a hyphen, sets off this kind of break. |
| 14 | it wont | it won't | Punctuation | "Won't" means "will not" and needs an apostrophe. |
| 15 | Finally a big thank you | Finally, a big thank you | Punctuation | Matches the comma after "First," "Second," and "Third." |
| 16 | every single comment and they | every single comment, and they | Punctuation | A comma goes before "and" when it joins two full sentences. |
| 17 | still available, just call | still available—just call | Grammar | Fixes a comma splice (two sentences joined by a comma). The dash keeps the casual feel and matches the dash used earlier. |
4. Queries for the author
"spring cleanup special": If "Spring Clean-Up Special" is the official name of your promotion (for example, on your website or booking page), you may want to keep your usual spelling and capitalization so it matches everywhere. I standardized it to "cleanup" for consistency.
Date style ("March 15th," "April 30th," "April 18th"): I added "th" to "April 30" to match the other two dates. Standard US style usually leaves the ending off ("March 15 through April 30," "April 18"). Either style is fine as long as all three dates match.
"We read every single comment, and they really help us improve.": "Every single comment" is singular, but "they" is plural. This is natural in casual writing, so I left it. If you'd like it tighter, one option is: "We read every single comment, and your feedback really helps us improve."
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