KEYBOARDING ERRORS OF OMISSIONS, …

CHAPTER ommunicating effectively inwriting is a skill cited byemployers as vital to anemployee s success. Knowingwhat to say and how to say it is onething. Putting it in writing is anoth-er. Whether the final product is ane-mail message or a companybrochure, the proofreader mustensure that the work is small ERRORS caused by key-boarding mistakes can mislead orcause confusion. Think of proof-reading as a long look in the mirrorafter you dress in the morning. Isanything missing? Is anything in thewrong place? Do not continue withthe day until everything is in order. KEYBOARDING ERRORSCCKEYBOARDING ERRORS OF OMISSIONS, ADDITIONS, AND MISSTROKESE very word in the English language can be distortedby a KEYBOARDING error, or typo results whena keyboard operator sees the correct form in the copybut keys it incorrectly. A misspelled word in the origi-nal copy is not a typo. Regardless of whether errorsare caused by KEYBOARDING or spelling, the proof-reader has the responsibility of finding the ERRORS are usually one- letter or one-digit ERRORS .

2-3 Keyboarding errors frequently involve errors of omission and errors of addition of single letters, digits, words, or spaces. A missing letter or an extra letter may result in a word that looks correct but is not the correct word.

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