MARKS USED IN CORRECTING COPY

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M. Lyle Spencer
amb = Ambiguous.
and = A bad "and" sentence. Make two sentences
or subordinate one clause.
ant = Antecedent not clear.
Cl = Not clear.
Cst = Construction faulty.
Coh = Coherence not good.
Con = Wrong connective.
Consult = Bring copy to instructor for discussion.
? = Delete.
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 shifted.
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 = Indent.
Close-up = Put the words together as one
# = Separate into two words.
Insert hyphen = Hyphen needed.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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