Proofreading Symbols and Abbreviations

The video tutorial covers various proofreading marks used to edit text. It explains the purpose and application of each mark, including delete, stet, spacing, insertion, transposition, indentation, paragraph, spelling, capitalization, italics, bold, and font marks. The tutorial provides examples of how these marks are used in editing to ensure clarity and correctness in written communication.

What does a squiggly mark indicate in proofreading?

• Italicize a word

• Insert a word

• Delete a word

• Capitalize a word

What does the 'stet' mark mean?

• Change the font

• Insert new text

• Leave the marked text unchanged

• Delete the marked text

Which mark is used to indicate that a space should be closed up?

• Sideways parentheses

• Pound sign

• Caret

• Stet

What does a caret symbol indicate?

• Capitalize text

• Insert text

• Transpose text

• Delete text

What does the pound sign indicate in proofreading?

• Add a space

• Delete a space

• Italicize text

• Bold text

What does the transpose mark indicate?

• Change the order of words

• Delete a word

• Capitalize a word

• Insert a word

What does an arrow mark indicate?

• Delete text

• Start a new paragraph

• Indent text

• Italicize text

What does the paragraph symbol indicate?

• Italicize a paragraph

• End a paragraph

• Start a new paragraph

• Delete a paragraph

What does 'sp' stand for in proofreading?

• Special

• Spell out

• Space

• Stet

What does 'caps' indicate?

• Use uppercase

• Use lowercase

• Bold text

• Italicize text