What is the difference between skimming a text and scanning a text?
starry says: According to Merriam-Webster, to skim means ‘to read, study, or examine superficially and {rapidly;} especially : to glance through (as a book) for the chief ideas or the plot’ and to scan means ‘to examine by point-by-point observation or checking: a : to investigate thoroughly by checking point by point and often repeatedly – a fire lookout scanning the hills with binoculars: b : to glance from point to point of often hastily, casually, or in search of a particular item – scan the want ads looking for a job’ I hope this helps!
