SYMBOL |
MEANING |
# |
number OR insert a space; context will help you decipher its meaning |
AWK |
awkward; usually compromises clarity as well |
BLOCK |
make into a block quotation without external quotation marks; do so with quotations ≥ 4 lines |
caps |
capitalize |
COLLOQ |
colloquial and to be avoided |
dB |
database |
FRAG |
sentence fragment; often means that the verb and/or subject of the sentence is missing |
ITAL |
italicize |
j |
journal |
lc |
make into lower case |
lib'ship |
librarianship |
org, org’l |
organization, organizational |
PL |
plural |
Q |
question |
Q’naire |
questionnaire |
REF? |
what is the referent of this pronoun? to what or whom does it refer? |
RQ |
research question |
sp |
spelling |
SING |
singular |
w/ |
with |
w.c.? |
word choice? |
I also use check marks to indicate that the writer has made an especially good point and wavy lines under or next to a term to indicate that the usage is suspect.