Editing Symbols Used in English 365 |
Symbol |
Explanation |
agr
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amb |
= A word or statement is ambiguous. |
awk (or K)
|
= Awkward construction or statement needs rephrasing. |
cap (or uc)
|
= Capitalization (upper case letter) is needed or not needed if preceded by "no" ( no cap). |
cs (or cf)
|
= A comma splice or comma fault error needs correcting. |
choppy |
= Sentences are too short and lack variety. |
c |
= Essential clarity is lacking. |
coh |
= Writing lacks necessary coherence. |
comp |
= A faulty, incomplete or illogical comparison is used. |
crash |
= Point at which a document reveals an untenable number of mechanical problems and is rejected. |
d |
= Weak or poor diction (word choice) is a problem. |
dang |
= Sentence has a dangling part, e.g., a participle or modifier. |
dead |
= The writing unit is cluttered with words or expressions that add no real content. |
dev |
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e.g.? |
= For clarity or sufficient evidence, an example should be provided. |
emph |
= Expression requires greater emphasis. |
enhance |
= Text enhancements are needed. |
faulty coord |
= Incomensurate sentence elements are linked together by a coordinating connjunction. |
FFD |
= Document fails to follow the assigned directions. |
frag |
= A sentence fragment is not justified in the marked context. |
fused |
= Marked item is a fused or run-on sentence. |
gr (or x) |
= The expression contains an obvious or glaring grammatical error. |
heading |
= A heading or subheading is needed. |
id |
= Statement contains unidiomatic expression. |
illit |
= Marked expression is illiterate. |
ital |
= Indicated word or words should be italicized. |
lc |
= Lower case (not capitals) should be used when marked. |
logic |
= The statement is illogical. |
ms |
= Some requirements of manuscript form are not maintained. |
NO! |
= Document is badly flawed in concept or execution and needs to be done again from square one. |
om |
=A necessary word or punctuation mark has been omitted and needs to be inserted where indicated. |
org |
= Work is poorly or illogically organized. |
ll'sm |
= Parallelism is needed, making elements grammatically commensurate. |
p |
= Problem with punctuation should be obvious. |
¶ |
= A new paragraph should begin at the inserted point (or paragraphs should be combined if "no ¶" is used). |
pro |
= Wrong pronoun case or form is used. |
q |
= Quotation marks are needed (or should be removed if "no q" is used). |
red |
= Statement is redundant (in some way repetitious). |
ref |
= Reference is unclear, ambiguous, or illogical. |
rep |
= Statement is unnecessarily repetitious or redundant. |
sg ¶ |
= Shotgun paragraph, loaded with unrelated statements |
sp |
= Marked word is misspelled. |
ss |
= Sentence sense lacking, usually for a breakdown in logic, coherence, and/or grammar. |
sub |
= Indicated phrase should be made subordinate to its sentence main clause. |
t |
= Tense of the marked verb is wrong or questionable. |
tgo |
= Statement is too obvious or simplistic (reveals a "terrifying grasp of the obvious"). |
tone |
= Tone is inappropriate for the context. |
tr |
= Some or better sort of transition is needed to make the statement coherent. |
u |
= Indicated paragraph lacks unity. |
var |
= Variety is needed in expression or sentence structure. |
vb |
= Verb form is faulty. |
w |
= Passage is too wordy. |
wc |
|
wf |
= The marked word has an improper form. |
wk |
= Expression is weak (for example, an unwarranted use of the passive voice).. |
ww |
= Marked word is wrong for the context. |
x (or gr) |
= The expression contains an obvious or glaring grammatical error. |