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    The document provides examples of proofreading marks and their meanings. It then provides two paragraphs of sample text with errors marked using the proofreading symbols to indicate corrections needed such as inserting or deleting text, changing case, font or punctuation, correcting spelling and grammar. Errors are marked using symbols like caret, brackets, circles, and underlining.

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    The document provides examples of proofreading marks and their meanings. It then provides two paragraphs of sample text with errors marked using the proofreading symbols to indicate corrections needed such as inserting or deleting text, changing case, font or punctuation, correcting spelling and grammar. Errors are marked using symbols like caret, brackets, circles, and underlining.

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    AdamsMorioka Proof Marks

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    niksivertsen
    The document provides examples of proofreading marks and their meanings. It then provides two paragraphs of sample text with errors marked using the proofreading symbols to indicate corrections needed such as inserting or deleting text, changing case, font or punctuation, correcting spelling and grammar. Errors are marked using symbols like caret, brackets, circles, and underlining.

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    Proofreaders Marks

    Symbol

    Meaning
    delete close up delete and close up caret insert a space space evenly let stand transpose set farther to the left set farther to the right set as ligature (such as ) align horizontally align vertically broken character indent or insert em quad space begin a new paragraph spell out set in CAPITALS set in SMALL CAPITALS set in lowercase set in italic set in roman set in boldface hyphen en dash em (or long) dash superscript or superior subscript or inferior centered comma apostrophe period semicolon colon quotation marks parentheses brackets turn over an inverted letter wrong font

    Example
    Betty insisted on the very pink cake. She left the puppy in the hot car. When is the pilattes class? put here

    A martini is bestchilled. Why? We will never know. We tell ourselves stories. Bad grammar si awful. Spelling is important Comic Sans is not a good text font. The nal copy is due open the door. Please This is not aligned. imperfcct

    The baby was 8lbs. ibm Charles Dickens www.Burningsettlerscabin.com Gone With The Wind Chapter 1: I am Born Please note: information may change multi-layered 1965-72 Now-at last!-this makes sense. e=mc HO

    This is the ti e. Its a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow

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