Correction Symbols for Editing

Following are editing symbols commonly used by writers and editors.

abs	incorrect abbreviation	sub	faulty subordination
abst	too abstract	trans	transition
ad	adjective/adverb confusion	var	sentence variety
agr	subject/verb agreement	vb	error in verb form
awk	awkward style	wc	poor word choice
cap	capitalize	wordy	wordiness
ca	pronoun case	wr	write out word
comp	faulty comparison	ww	wrong word
cs	comma splice	. / ? / !	insert punctuation
dm	dangling modifier	,	insert comma
frag	fragment	;	insert semi-colon
fs	fused or run on sentence	:	insert colon
glos	see glossary	"	insert quote marks
gr	obvious grammatical error	'	insert apostrophe
lev	inappropriate level of usage: too colloquial or too fancy	-	insert hyphen
log	faulty logic	... / () / [] /	insert punctuation
mm	misplaced modifier	//	faulty parallelism
pass	awkward use of passive verb	\|	separate words
p	error in punctuation	/	do not capitalize
ref	faulty pronoun reference	x	careless error
rep	undesirable repetition	?	illegible or unclear
r-o	run-on or fused sentence

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