Wikipedia:Basic copyediting

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Discovering that pages need basic copyediting, i.e., correcting for grammar, spelling, readability, or layout, may surprise new visitors to Wikipedia, but this is the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit": it is not perfect yet! Thousands of articles need simple improvements you can make without being an expert in the subject. Copyediting involves the "five Cs": making the article clear, correct, concise, comprehensible, and consistent.^[1] The following is a guide for new copyeditors.

^ Armstrong, Julia. "Copyediting and proofreading" (PDF). University of Toronto. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[1] Armstrong, Julia. "Copyediting and proofreading" (PDF). University of Toronto. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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