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  2. Colon (punctuation) - Wikipedia

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    The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, [1] or a quoted sentence. [2] It is also used between hours and minutes in time, [1] between certain elements in medical journal citations, [3] between chapter and verse in Bible citations, [4] between a two numbers in a ratio, and, in the US, for ...

  3. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    (non-Unicode name) ('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic currency sign) § Section sign: section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' Pilcrow; Semicolon: Colon ℠ Service mark symbol: Trademark symbol / Slash (non-Unicode name) Division sign, Forward Slash: also known as "stroke" / Solidus (the most common of the slash symbols ...

  4. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/C

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    misspelling (click for Wikipedia search); (correct spelling) To add an entry to the list, insert a new search entry using the {{search link}} template with the correct spelling in parentheses after the link.

  5. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and ...

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    can back up [verb]) (can be) (can black out [verb]) (can breathe [verb]) (can check out [verb]) (can play back [verb]) (can set up [verb]) (can try out [verb])

  6. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged tr: transpose: Transpose the two words selected wf: Wrong font: Put text in correct font ww [3] Wrong word: Wrong word used (e.g. to/too)

  7. Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings - Wikipedia

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    The guiding rule should be to include words if they are more likely to be incorrect spellings than correct spellings even if it means that occasionally there will be false positives. Keep in mind some words could be corrected to multiple different possibilities and some are names of brands, songs, or products. These are just the most common.

  8. Edit your personal dictionary in AOL Desktop Gold

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    1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings button at the top. 3. Click Mail on the left side. 4. Click the Spell Check tab. 5. Click Add after typing in a word and it will be added to your personal dictionary.

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Capital letters

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    Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization.In English, capitalization is primarily needed for proper names, acronyms, and for the first letter of a sentence. [a] Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia.