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Critical Proofreading

5 min de leitura · C1-level errors, advanced false friends, common pitfalls

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proeflezento proofread
de spelfoutthe spelling error
de taalfoutthe language error
de dt-foutthe dt-error (conjugation)
de valse vriendthe false friend
de stijlfoutthe style error
het taalgevoelthe language intuition
nalezento review / re-read
de consequentieconsistency
de revisiethe revision

Critical proofreading at C1 level means catching errors that even advanced learners commonly make in Dutch.

The dt-rule: The most notorious Dutch error. Present tense hij/zij/u always ends in -t: hij vindt, zij wordt. But in the imperative and past tense, there is no -t: Vind je? (Do you find?), hij vond (he found).

Common C1 errors:

hun/hen confusion: hen (direct object), hun (indirect object). Ik zag hen. (I saw them.) Ik gaf hun het boek. (I gave them the book.)
als/dan after comparisons: groter dan (bigger than), NOT groter als
dat/wat in relative clauses: het boek dat (specific), alles wat (indefinite)

Advanced false friends:

actueel means current/topical, NOT actual (= werkelijk)
eventueel means possibly, NOT eventually (= uiteindelijk)
sympathiek means likeable, NOT sympathetic (= meevoelend)

Consistency checks: Ensure consistent use of u/jij, spelling of compound words (one word vs hyphenated), and verb tense throughout your text.

Expressões

Hij vindt het leuk. (present)He likes it. (correct dt-rule: vindt)
Ik gaf hun het boek.I gave them the book. (correct hun)
Hij is groter dan zijn broer.He is taller than his brother. (dan, not als)
Alles wat hij zei, was waar.Everything he said was true. (wat after alles)
Het actuele probleem is...The current problem is... (not actual)
Eventueel kunnen we dat doen.Possibly we can do that. (not eventually)

Erros frequentes

~~Hij vind het leuk.~~
Hij vindt het leuk.
The dt-rule: third person singular present tense requires -dt (hij vindt).
~~Ik gaf hen het boek.~~
Ik gaf hun het boek.
Indirect object uses hun, not hen. Hen is for direct objects.
~~Hij is groter als zijn broer.~~
Hij is groter dan zijn broer.
Comparisons use dan (than), not als (as).
~~Het boek wat ik las...~~
Het boek dat ik las...
Use dat (not wat) after a specific noun with an article.
~~Dit is een actueel probleem. (meaning real)~~
Dit is een werkelijk probleem.
Actueel means current/topical, not actual/real (= werkelijk).

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