(Last modified Tue Jan 22 22:41 2008)
Proofreading markup
Abbreviations
- awk
- 'Awkward'.
- sp
- 'Spelling' (indicates misspelled word).
- ww
- 'Wrong word'.
Comments
- ?
- Indicates something that is not clear.
?? indicates something completely baffling.
- Circled or boxed
-
Circled or boxed text has a comment or instruction in the margin.
Grading marks
For grading only, not typesetting markup:
- underline
-
Indicates important text, usually with a check, squiggle, or X;
the crux of the answer being graded.

-
Indicates semi-important text, not as important
as underlined text.
- 'PARTIALLY'
-
Partially true, or only part of the required answer.

-
Indicates something good.
- (
) -
Indicates something somewhat good, but not what it should be.

-
Indicates something questionable.
- ×
-
Indicates something bad.
Typesetting
- ∧
- Indicates where marginal or interlinear text
is to be inserted.

- Indicates a space.
or
close up-
Indicates extra space that should be closed up in a word
(the example should be "close up")
or between words.

-
A double underline indicates lowercase text that should be uppercase,
or uppercase that should be lower
(the example should be changed to "Double underline").
(OK, I guess this is non-standard —
Merriam-Webster says
triple-underlined.
Oh Well)
- interlinear text
- Interlinear text
written in, over, or under the text being proofed
should be inserted where it appears
(or at the nearby ∧ or ∨).

- Indicates text that should be moved over,
usually to align with something else.
Can point either left or right.

-
Indicates where text should be opened up with a space
(the example should be changed to "open up").

-
Start a new paragraph here.

-
Start a new section here.

-
Indicates two phrases whose order should be inverted
(the example should be changed to "after put these").
- Strikethrough
-
Struck-through text should be deleted.
- Underline
-
A single underline indicates plain text that should be italic,
or italic text that should be plain
(the example should be changed to Underline).