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  2. 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.

  3. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text flush with right margin eq # Equalize spacing: ls: Letterspace: Adjust letterspacing: ital: Italics: Put in italics rom: Roman: Put in Roman (non-italic) font bf: Boldface: Put in boldface lc ...

  4. Wikipedia:Typo Team - Wikipedia

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    In quotes, the material being quoted may contain a typo or have archaic spelling. For typos, MOS:PLC says: "insignificant spelling and typographic errors should simply be silently corrected (for example, correct basicly to basically)." Archaic spelling, however, should be retained: "In direct quotations, retain dialectal and archaic spellings ...

  5. Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings - Wikipedia

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    The lists of common spelling mistakes linked below are used to correct typographical errors throughout Wikipedia. Each entry lists a typo, followed by the correct spelling in parentheses; clicking on the typo will search for it throughout Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Typo for information on and coordination of spellchecking work.

  6. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks Symbol Unicode name of the symbol [a] Similar glyphs or concepts See also ́: Acute (accent) Apostrophe, Grave, Circumflex Aldus leaf: Dingbat, Dinkus, Hedera, Index: Fleuron: ≈: Almost equal to: Tilde, Double hyphen: Approximation, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Double tilde & Ampersand: plus sign

  7. Proofreading - Wikipedia

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    The copy editor is usually the last editor an author will work with. Copy editing focuses intensely on style, content, punctuation, grammar, and consistency of usage. [6] Copy editing and proofreading are parts of the same process; each is necessary at a different stage of the writing process. Copy editing is required during the drafting stage.

  8. Dagger (mark) - Wikipedia

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    A dagger, obelisk, or obelus † is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. [1] The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species or languages). [2]

  9. Transcription error - Wikipedia

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    Electronic transcription errors occur when the scan of some printed matter is compromised or in an unusual font – for example, if the paper is crumpled, or the ink is smudged, the OCR may make transcription errors when reading.