Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Editing Marks Guide


























Here is a guide to some of the editing symbols (some standard, some my own) you'll be seeing on your papers this semester.

˄  -  Insert
↑  -  Fix spacing issue (usually when text is not properly double-spaced)
→  -  Indent once
→→  -  Indent twice
+  -  Good point 
?  -  Meaning unclear
#  -  Add space
" "  -  Add quotation marks
  -  New paragraph 
Ҩ  -  Delete
2X  -  Double space
AWK  -  Awkward phrasing
CS  -  Comma splice
FRAG  -  Fragment
HEAD  -  Issue with the header
ITL  -  Italics—either add or remove
RO  -  Run-on sentence
SP  -  Spelling
SV  -  Subject-verb
TNR  -  Change to Times New Roman
WC  -  Word choice

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