Dr. Leston Chandler Buell(photo: Eduard Lampe)
Proofreading by a native speaker
Do you need your paper, article, thesis, or other text in English to be proofread or edited? Why not have it done by a native speaker of English?
With So To Speak (Zo Te Zeggen) your text will be edited by American linguist Leston Chandler Buell, who has years of experience in writing and editing and who has taught at several universities. Dr. Buell frequently copy-edits or proofreads books for publishers such as Oxford University Press and Blackwell-Wiley.
So To Speak guarantees native speaker English, that is error-free, natural-sounding, and professional English that uses the appropriate style for the intended audience.
Basic rate and student rate
So To Speak offers the following basic rate for the proofreading or moderate editing of texts written in English:
- €0.015 per word,
- minimum charge €20,
- plus 21% VAT/btw (for customers in the European Union)
The following discounted rate is offered to students:
- €0.01 per word,
- minimum charge €20,
- plus 21% VAT/btw (for customers in the European Union)
Higher rates can apply depending on the nature of the text and for rush jobs.
About So To Speak
So To Speak is the language services company of the American linguist Dr. Leston Chandler Buell. So To Speak is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but you can be anywhere in the world to use its services.
So To Speak provides professional-quality translation services, language instruction and editing and proofreading services. For information on the full range of services offered, visit the home page.
So To Speak is also registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under the Dutch name Zo Te Zeggen. So To Speak also owns the EnglishProofreading.eu domain name.
About Dr. Buell
Leston Chandler Buell is an American linguist who received his doctorate in linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2005. He has taught many courses at the University of Amsterdam; Leiden University; University of California, Los Angeles; and Northwestern University. He retains status as guest researcher at the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University. His scholarly articles have appeared in journals such as Lingua and Journal of African Languages and Linguistics.
Dr. Buell lived in Egypt for ten years, where he worked primarily as a translator and private Arabic instructor.