Interface and methods for collecting aligned editorial corrections into a database

A computer-implemented method for training a proofing tool for providing automated proofing of textual document, comprising:

• receiving a first text in a language;
• receiving editorial corrections to be made to the first text;
• utilizing a computer processor that is a component of a computer to create a data structure that provides information indicative of the first text and the editorial corrections;
• attaching author information about an author of the first text to the data structure, the author information identifying a native language of the author, the native language of the author being a language other than the language of the first text;
• and
• providing the data structure to the proofing tool.

A system for providing a data structure having aligned editorial corrections stored on a computer readable medium, comprising:

• an alignment component configured to receive a first text in a language and organize the first text into a series of sentences;
• and
• a user interface configured to provide a second text comprising an edited version of the first text in the language of the first text, the second text being provided to the alignment component which generates a data structure including sentences of the first text in alignment with corresponding sentences of the second text,
• wherein the user interface is configured to provide automated editorial modifications for one or more sentences of the first text utilizing previously aligned data, which provides one or more corresponding edited sentences in the second text that are aligned with one or more sentences of the first text by the alignment component, the previously collected aligned data including original text aligned with editorial corrections of the original text, that is looped back into the user interface through an automatic correction engine.