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. If you are using Google to search for instances of errors, it is probably best to wait six months before repeating a search. If you are using a Database dump to search, please specify the date of that dump.
- 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 11. Click to recalculate it now.
Instructions
Any help is appreciated. Contributing is easy:
- Pick one of the errors from the table below.
- Work through the pages in the 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
Error | Latest Database Dump | Last Checked | How Long Ago | Last Checked By |
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a a | February 2016 | March 25, 2016 | 17 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
an an | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
and and | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
are are | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
be be | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
by by | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
for for | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
from from | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
he he | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
in in | February 2016 | February 25, 2016 | 46 days ago | Nadeem.navidi |
is is | February 2016 | March 12, 2016 | 30 days ago | Sct72 |
it it | February 2016 | February 28, 2016 | 43 days ago | HydroBeaver |
of of | February 2016 | April 9, 2016 | 2 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
she she | February 2016 | February 28, 2016 | 43 days ago | HydroBeaver |
the the | February 2016 | February 28, 2016 | 43 days ago | HydroBeaver |
this this | February 2016 | April 9, 2016 | 2 days ago | (done) HydroBeaver |
to to | February 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 14 days ago | (done) JJMC89 |
was was | February 2016 | April 10, 2016 | 31 hours ago | (done) JJMC89 |
were were | February 2016 | April 8, 2016 | 3 days ago | (done) HydroBeaver |
when when | February 2016 | March 17, 2016 | 25 days ago | (done) HydroBeaver |
with with | February 2016 | April 10, 2016 | 31 hours ago | (done) JJMC89 |
a an[A] | February 2016 | February 27, 2016 | 44 days ago | HydroBeaver |
an a[A] | February 2016 | April 10, 2016 | 31 hours ago | (done) JJMC89 |
a the[A] | February 2016 | March 5, 2016 | 37 days ago | HydroBeaver |
Tools
See also
- 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