Wednesday, May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007 - Illl**

This is the third and final post on errors beginning with Illl. Note the double asterisk. Truncation marks vary among automated systems. OhioLINK instructs:

Use * for right-hand or embedded truncation of 1-5 characters.
Examples: environment* gentle*n
Use ** for right-hand-only truncation of any number of characters.
Example: gender ident**
Use ? for right-hand or embedded truncation of a single character.
Example: duck?
The * and ? truncation characters must have at least 2 characters to their LEFT.
Example: gentlem?n

Eliminating the two words we've already brought to your attention, twenty-one instances of the eye-triple-ell error are still to be found. They include:

I'lll
Illl.
Illlinois
ILLLITE
Illlness
illlus
illlustraded
illlustrandas
illlustrate
illlustration
illlustrative
illlustrator
illlustratus
illlustrazioni
illlustré
Beware of cases not in error, such as: 'Kjwalll'kje'k'kootha ïlll'kje'k (That's right, 'Kjwalll'kje'k'kootha ïlll'kje'k)

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