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.
Intro[edit]
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 20. Click to recalculate it now.
- To encourage curious editors to come to this page to help, add something similar to the following to your edit summary
Fixing grammar mistake, found at: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes]]
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).
- 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 | Wiki search | Latest Database Dump List | Last Checked | How Long Ago | Status | |
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| a a | a a |  Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| an an | an an | an an | Done
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December 22, 2021 | 2 years ago | Done
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| and and | and and | and and | Done
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March 21, 2022 | 2 years ago | Done
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| are are | are are | are are | Done
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March 13, 2022 | 2 years ago | Done
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| be be | be be | be be | Done
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March 21, 2022 | 2 years ago | Done
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| by by | by by | by by | Done
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March 21, 2022 | 2 years ago | Done
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| for for | for for | for for | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| from from | from from | from from | Done
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February 20, 2022 | 2 years ago | Done
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| he he | he he | he he | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| in in | in in | in in | September 2021 | March 24, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| is is | is is | is is | Done
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June 27, 2023 | 9 months ago | |
| it it | it it | it it | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| of of | of of | of of | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| she she | she she | she she | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| the the | the the | the the | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| this this | this this | this this | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| to to | to to | to to | Done
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March 24, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| was was | was was | was was | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| were were | were were | were were | Done
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December 22, 2021 | 2 years ago | Done
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| when when | when when | when when | Done
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December 22, 2021 | 2 years ago | Done
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| will able | will able | will able | Done
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| the its | the its | the its | ||||
| the how the | the how the | the how the | ||||
| with with | with with | with with | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| a an[A] | a an | a an | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago | |
| an a[A] | an a | an a | Done
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June 27, 2023 | 9 months ago | |
| a the[A] | a the | a the | Done
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March 23, 2020 | 4 years ago |
Tools[edit]
See also[edit]
- Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes
- Commonly misspelled English words
- Wiktionary:Category:English misspellings
- Wikipedia:Database reports/Linked misspellings
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Repetitions
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and miscellaneous
- Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Homophones
- Wikipedia:Typo Team
- Category:Redirects from misspellings