Proof-reading Symbols
Have you ever seen marked up symbols for editing and not quite sure what they mean? Here is a list of the basic proofreading symbols to help you mark your own documents or understand the editing from others.
| Symbol | Explanation | Example |
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Close up this space |  |
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Insert an apostrophe or single quotation mark |  |
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Insert a comma |  |
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Delete |  |
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Use double quotation marks |  |
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Insert something |  |
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No paragraph |  |
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Begin new paragraph |  |
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Use a period here |  |
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A space is needed here |  |
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Transpose elements |  |
