Proofreading Is Fast When Split into 4 Stages
Ask "fix this text" in one line and AI returns a bland edit. When polishing your writing with AI, the trick is to specify the angle stage by stage in the order mechanical fixes → revision → tone → SEO. Here's concretely what to look at in each stage.
Stage 1: Mechanical Fixes
First, crush surface mistakes. Targets are typos, grammar errors, punctuation, notation inconsistency (mixing "お問合せ" and "お問い合わせ"), and mixed half/full-width characters.
Proofread the following text.
- Typos, grammar, punctuation
- Unify notation inconsistency (katakana, okurigana)
- List the fixes with a one-line reason each
[body]Using a resident tool alongside (Grammarly auto-checks English as you type; for Japanese, tools like Bunken or Microsoft Editor's Japanese version) lets you notice while writing. ChatGPT / Claude are strong at structural Japanese revision.
Stage 2: Revision (Make It Communicate)
Mechanically correct sentences can still be "unclear when read." Have it evaluate logic, flow, and persuasiveness.
