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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
[Ill.u.s.tration: Hand mark-up of copy to be corrected.]
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.
[. in circle] Insert a period.
/, Insert a comma.
"/ Insert quotation-marks.
=/ Insert a hyphen.
X Imperfect letter.
9 Letter inverted; turn over.
-- Make a new paragraph.
No -- No paragraph.
# Put a s.p.a.ce between.
[Breve] Smaller s.p.a.ce.
[Horizontal parentheses] Close up; no s.p.a.ce needed.
/ / Badly s.p.a.ced; s.p.a.ce more evenly.
[Breve] Quad shows between the words; shove down.
wf Wrong font.
tr Transpose.
__ Carry to the left.
__ Lower.
__ Elevate.
// Straighten crooked line.
lead Add lead between the lines.
delta lead Take out lead.
(?) Query: Is the proof correct?
TERMINOLOGY
=Ad Alley.=--The part of the composing room where the advertis.e.m.e.nts are set.
=Add.=--Late news added to a story already written or printed.
=A. P.=--Abbreviation for a.s.sociated Press.
=Arrest Sheets.=--The police record on which all arrests are entered.
=a.s.signment.=--A story that a reporter has been detailed to cover; any duty a.s.signed by the city editor.
=a.s.signment Slips.=--Slips of paper containing a.s.signments the city editor wishes a reporter to cover. These slips are made out daily and laid on the reporter's desk at the beginning of his day's work.
=Bank.=--(1) One of the whole divisions of the headlines, separated from the next by a blank line; called also a _deck_. (2) A table or frame for holding type-filled galleys.
=Bank-man.=--A helper in the composing room whose duty it is to a.s.semble type received from the different linotype machines, close up the galleys on the bank, and see that they are proved.
=Beat.=--(1) A definite place or section of town,--as the city hall, the capitol, the police court, fire stations, hotels, etc.,--regularly visited by a reporter to obtain news; also termed a _run_. (2) See _scoop_.
