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2. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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   These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the problematic text. Different languages use different proofreading marks and sometimes publishers have their own in-house proofreading marks.

3. Correction (newspaper) - Wikipedia

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   Newspapers usually have specific policies for readers to report factual errors. Generally, this requires the reader to contact an editor, pointing out the mistake and providing the correct information. Sometimes, an editor or affected reporter will be asked to refer to a note or press release to determine how the mistake was made. [citation needed]

4. Wikipedia:When sources are wrong - Wikipedia

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   The second option was settled on at least provisionally, and then, coincidentally, a new reliable source came out that did question the arrest, a deus ex machina that thankfully resolved the dispute but annoyingly prevented the possibility of a full case study into the extreme edge case of an article where 100% of sources may be wrong. As of ...

5. How to Correct a Mistake on a Check: Step-by-Step - AOL

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   Here are steps you can take if you’ve made a mistake while writing a check. Cross out the mistake by drawing one neat line through the middle of the mistake. Do not scribble it out or black it ...

6. Muphry's law - Wikipedia

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   Muphry's Law also dictates that, if a mistake is as plain as the nose on your face, everyone can see it but you. Your readers will always notice errors in a title, in headings, in the first paragraph of anything, and in the top lines of a new page. These are the very places where authors, editors and proofreaders are most likely to make ...

7. Corrective feedback - Wikipedia

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   For example, a rubric for an essay-writing assignment may include "grammar" as one of its criteria; the performance indicator for an achievement level of "B" in grammar may be, "The essay contains several minor grammatical errors" while the performance indicator for an achievement level of "A" in grammar may be, "The essay contains no ...

8. Typographical error - Wikipedia

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   The Wicked Bible The Judas Bible in St. Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, UK. The Wicked Bible omits the word "not" in the commandment, "thou shalt not commit adultery".. The Judas Bible is a copy of the second folio edition of the authorized version, printed by Robert Barker, printer to James VI and I, in 1613, and given to the church for the use of the Mayor of Totnes.

9. Erratum - Wikipedia

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   Design errors and mistakes in a microprocessor's hardwired logic may also be documented and described as errata. One well-publicized example is Intel's "FDIV" erratum in early Pentium processors, [7] known as the Pentium FDIV bug. This gave incorrect answers to a floating-point division instruction (FDIV) for a small set of numbers, due to an ...