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  \title{Common Problems Noted in FCS Student Essays\thanks{\Version\newline\hspace*{1.9em}\texttt{\loc}}}
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         $\left .
         \begin{array}{@{}l}
           \mbox{\textsl{proposed sol\/$^{\underline{\textsl\footnotesize{n}}}$?}} \\
           \mbox{\textsl{lacking necc. foundation}}     \\
           \mbox{\textsl{unaware of existing research}} \\
         \end{array}
         \right \}$ 
       &
         CSCI\,6606 students see \textit{Principles for Term Paper Grading}
      \\[42pt]
       

 
      \textbf{Problem} & \textbf{Example}\\\toprule
      \textsl{misspelled words}\spot{spell}
             & e-mail (\emph{not} email) \\
             & et al. (note punctuation) \\
             & Internet (capitalize proper nouns) \\
             & lifecycle \emph{or} life-cycle (\emph{not} life cycle)\\
             & na\"{\i}ve (note the diaeresis)\\
             & Unix (not UNIX, because it is not an acronym) \\
             & Web and Web-based (capitalize proper nouns), \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{but} webpage, webserver and website\\
             \\&
               \textsl{Note} also that hyphens are required for
               \newline $\bullet$\, 
                 adjectival phrases \textit{aka} compound adjectives
                 \newline\hspace*{1.5ex} such as
                 `end-user' in `end-user documentation'
               \newline $\bullet$\, 
                 all cases where they eliminate ambiguity
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright \textsl{meaningless words}\spot{words}
             & period of time $\to$ period \emph{or} time \\
             \raggedright {(with improvements)}
             & in order to    $\to$ to \\
             & interval of time period $\to$ interval \emph{or} time interval\\
             & actually (when used solely for emphasis) $\to$ \emph{omit}\\
             & really (when meaning very)
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright \textsl{imprecise language}
             & mention (an incidental reference) \ldots \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{when} noted, said, found,
               commented, etc. is what you mean\\
             &\begin{tabular}{@{}p{80ex}}
              intuitive \ldots \\\hspace*{2em} 
              \emph{when} you mean familiar or common practice\\

              easy-to-use \ldots \\\hspace*{2em} 
               \emph{when} you mean to refer to the concept
                of \textsl{perceived}\\\hspace*{2em} 
              \textsl{ease-of-use} or to a more elaborate concept of
              usability\\\\
             \end{tabular}
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright \textsl{colloquialisms}
             & a lot, lots of $\to$ much \emph{or} many \\
             & plenty of $\to$ much\\
             & way better $\to$ much better\\
             & has gone way high \\
             & questions run through the mind \\
             & access \emph{(as a verb)} $\to$
               \emph{perhaps} use \emph{or} gain access to
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright \textsl{inappropriate terminology}
             & user friendly
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   \noindent
   \begin{tabular}{p{.1\textwidth} p{.9\textwidth}}
       \multicolumn{2}{@{}c}{\large Editorial and Proofreading Notation}\\[11pt]
       \textit{ambig.}&
              Ambiguity should be resolved
       \\\\

       \textit{cite} &
              The full bibliographic record must be included
              \newline\small{(\SeeAlso \textit{proof?} and \textit{ref})}
       \\\\

       \textit{coloq.} &
               Avoid colloquialisms and jargon in formal writing\\&
               \small
                Examples of the most frequent uses of jargon etc. are on
                 \pagelink{words}
       \\\\

       \textit{cont.} &
             Avoid contractions in formal writing
       \\\\

       \textit{dang.}&
         Avoid dangling referents\\&\small such as in
         the sentences \textsl{`They found \ldots.'} and 
         \textsl{`This means \ldots.'}
         (Who are `they'? This \textit{what}?)
       \\\\
         
       \textit{def\/$^{\mbox{\underline{\textbf\itshape{n}}}}$?} &
            Key terms should be defined earlier\\&\small
            In a summary the key terms should be explained not merely
            referred to.
       \\\\
          
       \textit{expand} &
               Expand acronyms and abbreviations at first use\\&
               \small \textsl{except}
               for the very common non-technical abbreviations such as
               the usual Latin ones (for example, `a.m.', `e.g.', `et
               al.', `etc.', `i.e.', 'p.m.'), names of days and months,
               academic degrees (e.g. PhD), names of countries
               (e.g. UK, USA), GMT for standard time, units of
               measure, and US states in addresses.
       \\\\

       \begin{tabular}{@{}l}\textit{hyph}\\~\end{tabular} &
               \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{5em}}ll@{\ }l}
                 Use hyphen (-{}) not dash (-- or ---) 
                 & --  & (en dash) & is for ranges of numbers
                 \\
                 \small{\emph{or} vice versa}
                 & --- & (em dash) & is the usual dash
                 \\
               \end{tabular}
       \\\\
       \textit{m/u} &
                Your meaning is unclear --- make it easier to understand
       \\\\
       \textit{N/S} &
                Not a sentence
       \\\\
       \textit{para} &
               Paragraphs must be clearly delineated by vertical
               space, indentation, or both
       \\\\

       \textit{proof?} &
               Factual claims must be justified by evidence
               or by citations to work that include evidence \newline
               \small{(\SeeAlso \textit{cite} and \textit{ref})}  

       \\

       \textit{p.\#?} & \textit{missing page number}
           \\&\small\begin{itemize}\item[]\vspace{-1.7\baselineskip}
           \item Page numbers are required for quotations.%\newline
           \item Remember that copying illustrations is the same as quoting.
           \end{itemize}
       \\

       \textit{Q}    & More detail is needed
       \\\\

       \textit{rel?} & You must explain why this passage is relevant
          \\&\small
          When you describe experimental method (or include any detail from
          an experiment or study) that detail \emph{must} be clearly
          relevant to the point of your summary.  If the reason for
          including the detail is not obvious then you must make the reason
          clear to your reader.
       \\\\

       %\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l}
         \textit{ref}
         %\\\tiny{(see also \textit{cite} and \textit{proof?})}
       %\end{tabular}
          & References must be parenthetical.
            Do not use references as nouns.
            \small{(\SeeAlso \textit{cite} and \textit{proof?})}  
          \\&\small
          References should not need to be
          read aloud for sentences to make sense. For example\\

          %\noindent
          &
          \begin{tabular}{@{}l|l}
           %\multicolumn{2}{@{}l}{For example:}\\
            \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{2ex}}l}
              \textsl{As [1] says \ldots}                  & \textsc{Wrong!}\\
              \textsl{As Dillon [1] says \ldots}           & \textsc{Better}\\
               \textsl{In the previous reading [1] \ldots} & \textsc{Better}\\
               \textsl{It has been shown that \ldots[1].}  & \textsc{Better}\\
            \end{tabular}
           &\small
            \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{2ex}}l}
              \textsl{As (Jones, 1993) says \ldots}      & \textsc{Wrong!}\\
              \textsl{As Jones (1993) says \ldots}       & \textsc{Better}\\
              \textsl{In the previous reading, Jones (1993) \ldots}
                                                         & \textsc{Better}\\
              \textsl{It has been shown that \ldots (Jones,1993).}
                                                         & \textsc{Better}
            \end{tabular}
          \end{tabular}
       \\\\

       \textit{symbol}
              & Use the appropriate symbol \small(examples follow)
              \\& \small
            %         $\bullet$\,
                     minus is $-$ not - (hyphen)
                     \hspace{\fill}
            %         $\bullet$\,
                     multiplication is $\times$ not lowercase X
            %  \\& \small
            %         $\bullet$\,in \emph{some} typefaces,
            %         apostrophe is different from
            %         closing single quotation mark
       \\\\

       \textit{stet}  &  Do not change \\&\small ignore other editorial mark
       \\\\

       \textit{than?} &  Comparisons must be complete
           \\&\vspace{-1.25\baselineskip}
             \begin{small}
              e.g., do not write `X is better' without making
              it clear \emph{what} X is better than
             \end{small}
      % \\\\
      % \textit{${}_\times$\P} &
      %        Paragraph should not start here
      %        \\&\small Remove break
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   \noindent
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       \multicolumn{2}{@{}c}
        {{\large Editorial and Proofreading Notation} (cont.)}\\[11pt]
       \textit{word choice} & Use a different word or words \newline
              \begin{small}
               I recommend using a thesaurus \emph{and} a dictionary
               to find appropriate words.\newline  The Cambridge and Oxford
               \textit{Advanced Learner's Dictonaries} are often
               helpful.
              \end{small}
       \\\\

       \textit{W/\,C} &
              Please consult with \href
              {https://www.dal.ca/current_students/writing-centre.html} 
              {the Writing Centre} for help
       \\\\
       \vspace{-0.87\baselineskip}
       \includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=2.5ex]{img/gap2.png}
              & \begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l}
                  Close gap  \small{(\SeeAlso \textit{${}_\times$\P})}\\
                  \small remove unnecessary horizontal space
                \end{tabular}
       \\\\

       %\textit{\st{in order} to}
       %       & Delete the text that has been struck out
       $\left .\begin{array}{@{}l}
         \mbox{\textit{\st{in order} to}}\\
         \mbox{\textit{\cancel{in order} to}}
        \end{array} \right \}$
              & Delete the text that has been struck out
       \\\\

%       \textit{\textasciicircum}
%              & Insert \small(examples follow)\\
%           \\ & $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{'}}}
%                          {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$\ \ 
%                \small insert apostrophe
%           \\ & $\stackrel{\mbox{\textvisiblespace}}
%                          {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$ \ \ 
%                \small insert blank\\
%           \\ & $\stackrel{\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}
%                          {\mbox{\textbf{,}}}$\ \ 
%                \small insert comma\\
%           \\ & $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{---}}}
%                          {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$ \ \ 
%                \small insert dash\\
%           \\ & $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{-}}}
%                          {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$ \ \ 
%                \small insert hyphen
%           \\\\

%       \textit{\textasciicircum}
       $\left .\begin{array}{@{}l}
         \mbox{\textit{\large\textasciicircum}}\\
         \includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=1.85ex]{img/caret.png}
        \end{array} \right \}$
              & Insert \small(examples follow)\newline
           \\ &
           \begin{tabular}{@{}ll @{\hspace{20ex}} ll}
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{'}}}
                      {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$
                 & \small insert apostrophe
            &
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{---}}}
                      {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$
                  & \small insert dash\\[14pt]
            %
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}
                      {\mbox{\textbf{,}}}$
                 & \small insert comma
            &
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\textbf{-}}}
                      {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$
                 & \small insert hyphen\\[14pt]
            %
          %  $\stackrel{\mbox{\textvisiblespace}}
          %            {\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}$
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\small\textasciicircum}}
                      {\mbox{{\textvisiblespace}}}$
                 & \small insert blank
            &
            $\stackrel{\mbox{\textasciicircum}}
                      {\small\mbox{$\odot$}}$
                 & \small insert full stop (period)\\
           \end{tabular}
       \\\\

       \textit{\P} &
                Start paragraph here
       \\\\
       \textit{${}_\times$\P} &
              Paragraph should not start here  
              (\SeeAlso \raisebox{-0.1ex}
                         {\includegraphics
                           [keepaspectratio,height=1.3ex]
                           {img/gap2.png}})
              \\&\small Remove break
       \\\\
       \vspace{-0.87\baselineskip}
       \includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=2.5ex]{img/sp.png}
           & \begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l}
               Check your spelling
               \\\small
               Examples of common spelling mistakes are on \pagelink{spell}
             \end{tabular}
       \\\\
       $\left .\begin{array}{@{}l}
         \includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=2.5ex]{img/excise.png}\\
         \mathsf 8{}\!\!<
        \end{array} \right \}$
           & Trim (avoid excessive words --- be neither pleonastic nor
                   abstruse)
         %  \\&\small write clearly; avoid unnecessarily flowery language
       \\\\
       \textit{/g}
           & Make this change globally, i.e., throughout your document, not
             just at this one place
       \\\\
       \textbf{\large !!}
           & Indicates a particularly important or worthwhile part of your
            essay
       \\\\
       \uuline{~\textit{a}~}
           & Change underlined letter to capital (uppercase)\\
           & \small e.g., \uuline{i}nternet (should be Internet)
                    and \uuline{www} (should be WWW)
       \\\\
       \textit{lc}
           & Change indicated letter to lowercase (uncapitalized) form
       \\\\
       \vspace{-0.87\baselineskip}
       \hspace*{-0.5ex}\includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=2.5ex]
                                       {img/move4.png}
           & \begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l}
                Move the circled character to the location indicated
             \end{tabular}
       \\\\

       \raisebox{-2ex}
        {\includegraphics[keepaspectratio,height=4ex]{img/SwoopEx2b.png}}
           & exchange position of words or letters indicated\\
%       \\\\

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    %\footnotetext{Examples of common spelling mistakes are on \pagelink{spell}.}

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