$Date: 2016-12-20 17:33:40 -0500 (Tue, 20 Dec 2016) $
Authors: Zachary Wartell
These proofreading marks are used to supplement the digital annotation features provided by PDF and MS Word tools.
| Abbreviation |
Meaning | Examples | Resource |
| Operational Signs | |||
| tr | transpose | ||
| sp | spelling error | ||
| NP | insert new paragraph | ||
| ] | move right | ||
| [ | move left | ||
| ][ | center | ||
| fl | flush left | ||
| fr | flush right | ||
| || | align vertically | ||
| Typographical Signs | |||
| caps | change to capital letters | ||
| lc | change to lowercase | ||
| bf | set in boldface | ||
| -bf | remove boldface | ||
| Punctuation Marks | |||
| typically PDF and MS Word digital annotation features will be used for directly inserting any missing punctuation marks | |||
| Language | |||
| [informal] | words used are too informal (possibly slang) for the target audience or publication venue. Replace with more precise, formal terms. | ||
| [awk] | sentence structure is awkward which reduces clarity | [WC UNC] | |
| [wordy] | sentence is unnecessarily wordy and can be written more concisely | [WC UNC] | |
| [w.c.] |
"word choice", word used is wrong word in the
context of the sentence |
[WC UNC] | |
| [i.c.] | incomplete sentence | [WC UNC] | |
| [run-on] | run-on sentence | [WC UNC] | |
| [abbr?] | abbreviation or acronym is used without defining it the first time it is used | ||
| [term?] | term is used without defining it the first time it is used | ||
| Citations | |||
| [incomplete ref] | the reference is missing details expected by the citation standard being used for this document. (An example of a citation standard is the IEEE Style Reference Guide. A copy is here.) | ||
| [fig. citation] | the figure caption is missing proper citation of the source of the image or diagram | [WIP
UNCC, pg 11] |
|
| [citation] | the text is missing proper citation | [WIP UNCC] | |
| Style | |||
| [tense:present] | the phrase would be shorter and more concise if re-written in present simple tense rather than in past or future tense. |
|
[WC UNC] |
[1] Chicago Manual of Style Online. [Online]. Accessed October 16,2016, http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_proof.html.