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<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:38, 4 October 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One other meaning is current, and will be of use to materials scientists, chemists and such technological and scientific fields. This is as a verb meaning 'to make something [[proof - prove|proof (in its adjectival sense)]] against some threat. One can for example '''proof''' a fabric or garment against rain, or a proof a building against vermin; a computer may be '''proofed''' against heat, or cold, or weather.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One other meaning is current, and will be of use to materials scientists, chemists and such technological and scientific fields. This is as a verb meaning 'to make something [[proof - prove|proof (in its adjectival sense)]] against some threat. One can for example '''proof''' a fabric or garment against rain, or a proof a building against vermin; a computer may be '''proofed''' against heat, or cold, or weather.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In American English, '''proofing''' is the normal spelling for what English bakers call '''proving''' dough: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">alloweing </del>the yeast to work and the mixture to rise.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In American English, '''proofing''' is the normal spelling for what English bakers call '''proving''' dough: <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">allowing </ins>the yeast to work and the mixture to rise.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:academic writing]][[category:academic culture]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:academic writing]][[category:academic culture]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:AmE]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

PeterWilson http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Proof_(verb)&diff=12355&oldid=prev 2008-04-01T17:35:11Z

<p>New page: The <a href="/index.php/Verb" title="Verb">verb</a> &#039;to &#039;&#039;&#039;proof&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is mostly used nowadays in the sense of <a href="/index.php/Proof-read" class="mw-redirect" title="Proof-read">proof-read</a>. It is a less formal word, and academic writers are advised to prefer the longer expression. One other...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The [[verb]] 'to '''proof'''' is mostly used nowadays in the sense of [[proof-read]]. It is a less formal word, and academic writers are advised to prefer the longer expression.<br /> <br /> One other meaning is current, and will be of use to materials scientists, chemists and such technological and scientific fields. This is as a verb meaning 'to make something [[proof - prove|proof (in its adjectival sense)]] against some threat. One can for example '''proof''' a fabric or garment against rain, or a proof a building against vermin; a computer may be '''proofed''' against heat, or cold, or weather.<br /> <br /> In American English, '''proofing''' is the normal spelling for what English bakers call '''proving''' dough: alloweing the yeast to work and the mixture to rise.<br /> <br /> [[category:academic writing]][[category:academic culture]]</div>

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