Abstract: A computer system for proofreading a document in electronic form performs the steps of: identifying elements of the document; interpreting elements of the document; creating known element objects; linking related known elements; and comparing known elements and linked objects to identify inconsistencies in the document. Further, the computer system for proofreading a document has an output device for supplying an identification of the identified inconsistencies.

Abstract: A method for standardizing phrases in a document includes the steps of identifying phrases of a document to create a preliminary list of standard phrases; filtering the preliminary list of standard phrases to create a final list of standard phrases; identifying candidate phrases of the document which are similar to the standard phrases; confirming whether a candidate phrase of the document is sufficiently proximate to the standard phrase to constitute an approximate phrase; and computing a phrase substitution to determine the appropriate conformation of standard phrase to the approximate phrase or the approximate phrase to the standard. Further this invention relates to a computer system for standardizing a document.