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Proofreading and Editing Symbols
Allison Mackley2004
Proofreading and Editing Symbols
• Standard symbols make it easier to show where changes are needed in a piece of writing. When proofreading your own or a classmate’s work, use the standard proofreading symbols that follow.
Hints for Successful Proofreading
• Cultivate a healthy sense of doubt. If there are types of errors you know you tend to make, double check for those.
• Read very slowly. If possible, read out loud.• Read what is actually on the page, not what you
think is there.• Proofread more than once. • If possible, work with someone else.
Insert• This symbol is
used to insert letters or words.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proofred.
a
Insert Correction
•I proofred.
Insert Space• This symbol is
used to insert a space between words or letters.
• Practice using this symbol:– Iproofread.
Insert Space Correction
•Iproofread.
Insert Line Space• This symbol is used to
insert an extra line space between typed or written lines.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proofread all of
my writing, so I get good grades.
• I proofread all of my writing, so I get
good grades.
Insert Line Space Correction
Delete
• This symbol is used to delete letters or words.
• Practice using this symbol:– I pproofread.
Delete Correction
•I pproofread.
Delete Line Space• This symbol is used to
delete unnecessary line spaces between typed or written lines.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proofread all of my
writing, so I can get good grades.
Delete Line Space Correction
• I proofread all of my writing, so I can get good grades.
Close Up Space
• This symbol is used to close up a space between letters or words.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proof read.
Close Up Space Correction
•I proof read.
Delete and Close Up Space
• This symbol is used to delete letters or words and close up the space.
• Practice using this symbol:– I prooofread.
Delete and Close Up Space Correction
•I prooofread.
Begin New Paragraph
• This symbol is used to begin a new paragraph and show the need for indentation.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proofread. My English
teacher is the best.
Begin New Paragraph Correction
•I proofread. My English teacher is the best.
Spelling Error
• This symbol is used to show a spelling error.
• Practice using this symbol:– I prufreed.
Spelling Error Correction
•I prufreed.
Wrong Word
• This symbol is used to show that the writer has used a wrong word.
• Practice using this symbol:– Me proofread.– I proofread there paper.
Wrong Word Correction
•Me proofread.
•I proofread there paper.
Lowercase• This symbol is used
to show that an uppercase letter should be made lowercase.
• Practice using this symbol:– I Proofread.
Lowercase Correction
•I Proofread.
Capitalize• This symbol is used
to show that a lowercase letter should be made uppercase.
• Practice using this symbol:– i proofread.
Capitalization Correction
• i proofread.
Transpose Letters and Words
• This symbol is used to show that the order of letters or words should be switched or transposed.
• Practice using this symbol:– I proofraed.– I proofread work her.
Transpose Letters and Words Correction
•I proofraed.
•I proofread work her.
Insert End Punctuation
• These symbols are used for inserting a period, question mark, and exclamation point.
• Practice using one of these symbols:– Do you know how to
proofread
Insert End Punctuation Correction
•Do you know how to proofread
Punctuation Within a Sentence
• These symbols are used for inserting a comma, colon, semicolon, and hyphen.
• Practice using one of these symbols:– I will proofread and she
will help.
Punctuation Within a Sentence Correction
•I will proofread and she will help.
Punctuation Within a Sentence
• These symbols are used for inserting an apostrophe, single quotation marks, and double quotation marks.
• Practice using one of these symbols:– I proofread Ms. Sekols
paper.
•I proofread Ms. Sekols paper.
Punctuation Within a Sentence Correction
Always Remember to Proofread
• The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. Proofread, Proofread, and Proofread Again