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wc || [|Wrong word] or [|Word choice]. You may be using a word incorrectly, or you may be missing a word, or you may be confusing it with another word. ||
 * Editing Symbols for use in my English Classes **
 * ** Symbol ** || ** Meaning ** ||
 * // awk // || Awkward construction. Rewrite it so it’ll sound better. ||
 * // cap (or ≡ ) // || [|Use a capital letter.] ||
 * // case // || [|Pronoun case] ||
 * // cit // || [|Missing or incorrect citation.] Needs to be in MLA format. ||
 * // coh // || [|Not coherent, lacking good flow. Read the info here] ||
 * // cs // || [|Comma splice] ||
 * // dm // || [|Dangling modifier] ||
 * // frag // || [|Sentence fragment] (incomplete sent.) ||
 * // hyph // || [|Hyphen missing or incorrectly used] ||
 * // ital // || [|Italicize the text] This link talks about MLA format in general. Read through it and find out the info on italics. ||
 * // lc // || Use lowercase letter. See cap above. ||
 * // mix // || [|Mixed construction] ||
 * // mm // || [|Misplaced modifier] ||
 * // num // || [|Error in use of numbers] ||
 * // p // || [|Error in punctuation] ||
 * // pass // || [|Ineffective passive voice] ||
 * // pn agr // || [|Pronoun antecedent agreement error] ||
 * // ref // || [|Pronoun reference error] ||
 * // rep // || Unnecessary repetition. Try to use different, varied vocabulary. ||
 * // || [|Parallelism error] ||
 * proof || There's a careless mistake here. [|Please proofread carefully] ||
 * run-on || [|Run-on sentence] ||
 * shift pov || [|Distracting shift in point of view] (person) ||
 * shift t || [|Distracting shift in verb tense] ||
 * sp || [|Spelling error] ||
 * spec || Be more specific ||
 * sv/agr || [|Subject/verb agreement problem] ||
 * trans || [|Transition needed] ||
 * var || [|Vary sentence structure] ||
 * vb || [|Problem with the verb form or tense] ||
 * w || [|Wordy (be more concise)] ||
 * ww

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