Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes
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The goal of this project is to reduce the number of common mistakes in the article space of Wikipedia.
The idea is that we check if the entries still contain those errors, and fix the articles if necessary.
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So as not to duplicate work, here is a list of occurrences checked so far. When you have fixed all the instances of an error found in Wikipedia, please sign and date. In general, please repeat the search that has not been performed for the longest time.
- Partial work is ok, just note your username and the date worked on. Any entries not marked (done) still need work!
- The link under "Latest Database Dump" contains a listing of occurrences generated from a database dump. The date is what dump was used to generate the list. The list can be checked manually or loaded into AWB.
- The "How Long Ago" column was calculated April 8. Click to recalculate it now.
Instructions[edit]
Any help is appreciated. Contributing is easy:
- Pick one of the errors from the table below.
- Work through the pages in the Latest Database Dump List, fixing any errors you find.
- Edit the list and remove any articles you have fixed.
- Update the date you checked in the other columns as (MM), (DD), (YYYY).
- Update the [[User:username|username]] to give credit where it's due!
- If you finished the whole list, mark it (done)!
- (Optional) - Return to step 1 and try another list!
If you have an idea about another pattern to search for, please add it to the relevant section of the discussion page of this project.
Log[edit]
Error | Latest Database Dump List | Last Checked | How Long Ago | Last Checked By |
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a a | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
an an | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
and and | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
are are | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
be be | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
by by | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
for for | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
from from | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
he he | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
in in | January 20, 2017 | February 23, 2017 | 44 days ago | (done) Becky Sayles |
is is | January 20, 2017 | March 16, 2017 | 23 days ago | Halt-CatchFire |
it it | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
of of | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
she she | January 20, 2017 | February 11, 2017 | 56 days ago | (done) Sct72 |
the the | January 20, 2017 | February 22, 2017 | 45 days ago | Curdigirl |
this this | January 20, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | 36 hours ago | (done) Bluepenguin14 |
to to | January 20, 2017 | February 8, 2017 | 59 days ago | Cypher7850 |
was was | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
were were | January 20, 2017 | March 01, 2017 | 38 days ago | (done) Halt-CatchFire |
when when | January 20, 2017 | February 11, 2017 | 56 days ago | (done) Sct72 |
with with | February 12, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | 36 hours ago | (done) Bluepenguin14 |
a an[A] | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
an a[A] | January 20, 2017 | February 12, 2017 | 55 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
a the[A] | January 20, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | 36 hours ago | Bluepenguin14 |
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See also[edit]
- Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes
- Commonly misspelled English words
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Repetitions
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and miscellaneous
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Homophones
- Wiktionary:Category:English misspellings
- Common English usage misconceptions
- Wikipedia:List of spelling variants
- List of English words with disputed usage
- English usage controversies
- Hypercorrection
- Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos
- Category:Redirects from misspellings