Part 22 (1/2)

dull = Dull reading; put more life into the story.

E = Error.

ed = Editorializing; too much personal opinion.

FW = ”Fine writing.”

Gr = Bad grammar.

K = Awkward; clumsily expressed.

ld = Poor lead; revise.

P = Punctuation wrong.

pt = Point of view s.h.i.+fted.

qt = Make this a direct quotation.

rep = Same word repeated too much.

rew = Rewrite.

sent = Use shorter sentences.

Sl = Slang.

Sp = Bad spelling.

SU = Sentence lacks unity.

T = Wrong tense.

unnec = Unnecessary details; omit some of them.

tr = Transpose.

W = Wrong use of word.

? = Truth of statement questioned.

-- = Begin a new paragraph.

No -- = No -- needed.

_

= Indent.

[Horizontal parentheses] = Put the words together as one # = Separate into two words.

[Upward slanting equals sign] = Hyphen needed.

CORRECTIONS

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CORRECTED PROOF

[Ill.u.s.tration: Hand mark-up of corrections on proof.]

PROOF-READERS' MARKS

Cap Capitalize.

lc Lower case; small letter.

delta Delete; omit.

stet Restore the words crossed out.

^ Insert at the place indicated.