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    This document contains a list of proofreading symbols and their meanings. It provides examples of words or phrases with markings to indicate how to edit them based on the symbol. For instance, it shows "loose change" marked with a symbol meaning "correct spelling" and "lose your keys" to illustrate changing the word. The document is a reference for editors to apply proofreading symbols in text correctly.

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    This document contains a list of proofreading symbols and their meanings. It provides examples of words or phrases with markings to indicate how to edit them based on the symbol. For instance, it shows "loose change" marked with a symbol meaning "correct spelling" and "lose your keys" to illustrate changing the word. The document is a reference for editors to apply proofreading symbols in text correctly.

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    This document contains a list of proofreading symbols and their meanings. It provides examples of words or phrases with markings to indicate how to edit them based on the symbol. For instance, it shows "loose change" marked with a symbol meaning "correct spelling" and "lose your keys" to illustrate changing the word. The document is a reference for editors to apply proofreading symbols in text correctly.

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    symbols Courtesy of
    MARK IN TEXT
    to leave. Three days
    scheduled to leave.
    Three days later
    lose change
    laose change
    loose your keys
    loseryour keys
    three large tomatoes
    three tomatoes
    break through
    breakthrough
    three tomatoes stewed
    three stewed tomatoes
    Jackies honey chicken recipe
    Jackies honey chicken recipe
    he drives seldom after dark
    governor
    Governor
    Governor
    Governor
    Gov.
    nine
    9
    small business owner
    a true friend
    a true friend
    a true friend
    a true friend
    1952 1960
    Al hummed. Later
    a true friend
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Decided to leave
    Three days later
    RESULT
    scheduled to leave.
    Three days later
    to leave. Three days
    loose change
    loose change
    lose your keys
    lose your keys
    three tomatoes
    three large tomatoes
    breakthrough
    break through
    three tomatoes, stewed
    three stewed tomatoes.
    Jackies honey chicken
    Jackies honey chicken
    he seldom drives
    Governor
    governor
    GOVERNOR
    Gov.
    Governor
    9
    nine
    small-business owner
    a true friend
    a true friend
    a true friend
    a true friend
    19521960
    Al hummed a tune. Later
    a true friend
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Bob's bike
    Decided to leave.
    Three days later
    new paragraph
    no paragraph break
    insert letter
    replace letter
    delete letter
    delete letter/add space
    delete word
    insert word
    close space
    insert space
    insert comma
    insert period
    insert apostrophe
    insert quote marks
    transpose
    make uppercase
    make lowercase
    small capitals
    abbreviate
    dont abbreviate
    use figures
    spell out
    insert hyphen
    set in italic type
    set in roman type
    set in boldface
    set in lightface type
    en dash
    insert new text
    let stand
    set flush left
    indent one em
    set centered
    set flush right
    align
    1
    N
    ,
    ,

    #
    .
    .......
    IN MARGIN
    run in
    large
    tr
    sm cap
    lc
    cap
    ital
    a tune
    stet
    align
    rom
    Gov.
    sp
    bf
    lf
    9
    sp
    #
    o/
    o/
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