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Correction Symbols and Proofreading Guide to Grammar and Writing Link William Strunk, Jr. The Elements of Style

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ABB Abbreviation. | Abbreviations | ACE/ACP Avoid copying examples/problems from book. AEC Avoid expressions of certainty. Do not appear to know how or what a person is feeling or thinking. ANTE | Unclear antecedent | BC Be consistent. May refer to consistent use of punctuation, headings, etc. If you place a period at the end of a

listed item, place periods at the end of all items. BIASED | Biased | Gender Bias, CAPS | Capitalization | Textbook, CASE Possessive Nominative Objective CHOP Choppy sentences. See SS. CL | Clarity | COH | Coherence | CS | Comma Splice | CSAD Clear Statement of Action Desire. This message requires a request for action in last paragraph. CULTURE Language may not be understood by another culture. DANGLING | Avoid dangling modifiers | Misplaced modifiers | DATE Incorrect date, date placement, or date format. EXP | Reduce Expletives | FACTS Statement in your document differs from assigned problem. FORMAT Use correct parts of letter and message format. FRAG | Fragment | FW | Clear, Concise, and Direct Sentences | K Awkward; Keep it Conversational “lc” or “/” Lowercase—see | Capitalization | LS Line Spacing LS1 = Line Spacing 1 LS2 = Line Spacing 2 LS3 = Line Spacing 3 LOG Not logical. NEG Eliminate negative words and expressions. NR Needless Repetition. NUM Number Rules | More Number Rules | ORG Wrong organizational plan. OS Omit Obvious Statement. OUI Omit unneeded or unnecessary information that does not contribute to the purpose of this document.

| Omit Needless Words | P | Punctuation | Commas | Unneeded Commas | | Apostrophe Errors |

| Semicolons | Dashes | Non-essential modifiers | Coordinating Conjunctions | Conjunctive Adverbs | PARA | Paragraph Structure | Writing Effective Paragraphs | Paragraph too many ideas in one paragraph or organize

sentences more coherently. PARALLEL Use parallel construction. PC | Parallel Construction | Parallel Form | PSY Psychology. Something in this sentence is likely to cause the reader to have mixed feelings or be confused

about what you are trying to say. | Tone | PURPOSE The purpose has not been adequately addressed. ROS Run-on Sentence (Fused) S.O. Spell Out. SL | Stereotyped Language | Stilted Language; Obsolete; Pompous; Cliché SP | Spelling | Spelling Rules | SPEC | Be specific | Don’t generalize this information. Include specific facts, details, names, numbers. SS | Sentence structure problems | | Sentence Combining | Sentence Variety | Clauses | Diagramming | Phrases | S/V | Subject-Verb Disagreement | SHIFT | Tense Shift | TENSE | Tense | Tense Sequence TIME Incorrect time or time format. TONE Every message should attempt to build goodwill. (see PSY) TRANS Needs transition. | Transitions | More Transitions | TRITE Remove stale expressions. see also | Banned for Life | UA “You Attitude” Textbook, p. 138-140. UAW/WC Use Another Word. Word Choice see also | Banned for Life | | Five Dollar Words | Plague Words | Transitions | Confusable Words | Vocabulary Builders | WL Please have the writing lab staff on the second floor of the McKay Library review your future assignments.