Printer's correction signs manuscripts and abbreviations

Business Studies J.S.S 3 Third Term

WEEK 2

Printer's correction signs manuscripts and abbreviations

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

     1. Recognize manuscript abbreviations.

Content

Printer’s correction signs

Printers correction signs also called proof reader’s mark are marks used when amendments have to be made in typewritten or handwritten work of which fair copy is to be typed. These marks indicate problems in the text and suggest solutions. Correction marks come in two ways which are abbreviations and abstract symbols. Below are some correction signs.

 

Manuscript – Longhand

Meaning of Manuscript

These are handwritten and disjointed materials which need to be typed in a readable and meaningful way. Typescript is the original typewritten form of an authorized book.

Meaning of Abbreviations

This is a short form of a word for faster development of writing skills. Some words and their abbreviations are written below:

Abbreviations	Words in full
A1	First-class
A/C	Account
Amt	Amount
@	At
&	And
B/e	Bill of exchange
B/I	Bill of landing
Bs	Balance sheet
Bn	Been
Cf	Compare
Co	Company
Ch	Chapter
Deft	Dependant
Dept	Department
Fr	From
E&OE	Errors and omission expected
F	For
E.g	For example
Pg	Pages
Pd	Paid
Via	By way of
Vi2	Namely
Yr	Your/year

 

At any time these signs are written in the margin, they are usually followed by the shilling stroke. The main reason for this is that there may be more than one correction per line and it is, therefore, necessary to have the drilling stroke after each, to act as a division.