PRINTER’S CORRECTION SIGNS

Manuscripts are handwritten scripts or document. Manuscripts may contain correction additions, alterations and abbreviations etc.

Proof correction signs

Symbol	Text Sign	Meaning
Caps/u.c	Change letter business studies	Capital upper case letter used
#	lnsert	Insert space
~	University Elias_transpose	Elias University
,	insert	Insert comma

Common Abbreviation

Abbreviation                           Meaning

Abt                                          About

Yrs fly                                      yours faithfully

Asstt                                        assistant

Assot                                        associate

Encls                                        enclosure

Ps                                             post script

Manus.                                    Manuscript

B.A.                                          Bachelor of Arts

M.A                                         Masters of Arts

M.B.A                                      Master in Business Administration

Ph. D                                        Doctor in philosophy

a/c                                           amount

amt                                          advertisement

ad.advt                                    advertisement

IOU                                          I owe you

Standard Abbreviation

Abbreviation               Words

NITEL                           Nigeria Telecommunication Limited

NIPOST                        Nigeria Postal Services

OFN                             Operation Feed the Nation

WAI                             War Against Indiscipline

RAM                            Random Access Memory

CAN                             Christian Association of Nigeria

ETC                              et cetera

ASUU                           Academic Staff Union of University

Before typing a manuscript, read it over to make sure what is written is well understood. Manuscripts are typed on quarto – size paper in double line spacing.

Assignment

• What do you understand by ‘Manuscript’?
• Re write:

Thank you very much for yr ltd dated April, 2016, abt the gds we requested. The amt you stated as the price of the gds is acceptable tog in delivery charges as specified by you to be paid before the order is record at the mango a/c dept.

See also

THREE COLUMN CASH BOOK

DOUBLE COLUMN CASH BOOK

CASH BOOK

PETTY CASH BOOK

LEDGER ENTRIEES