emendations
Scholarly manuscript corrections
Emendations are corrections or improvements made to a text, especially by an editor or scholar.
The word implies careful, deliberate revision rather than casual editing: The new edition includes several emendations based on recently discovered manuscripts.
In textual criticism, emendations are proposed fixes to passages believed to be corrupted during transmission.
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- annotateAdd explanatory remarks
manuscript · fact-checking · cross-referencing · punctuation · grammar · syntax · footnotes · endnotes
Rewriting to improve
- rewritingComposing text anew
- reworkingModifying something already made
- rephrasingRestating in other words
- modificationAct of altering something
alteration · refinement · update · overhaul · rephrase · rewording · recension · restoration
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
carefulness · thoroughness · punctiliousness · fine-tuning · detail · specificity · nicety · finesse
Published list of corrections
- corrigendumAcknowledged error in print
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- misprintTypographical error
- typoPrinting mistake
inaccuracy · oversight · retraction · misstatement · erratum · redress · fault · inconsistency
Act of explaining clearly
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- redlineEditorial revision marking
annotate · manuscript · fact-checking · cross-referencing · punctuation · grammar · syntax · footnotes · endnotes · marginalia
redrafting
Rewriting to improve
- rewritingComposing text anew
- reworkingModifying something already made
- rephrasingRestating in other words
modification · alteration · refinement · update · overhaul · rephrase · rewording · recension · restoration · reconstruction
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
rigor · carefulness · thoroughness · punctiliousness · fine-tuning · detail · specificity · nicety · finesse · exactitude
errata
Published list of corrections
- corrigendumAcknowledged error in print
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- misprintTypographical error
typo · inaccuracy · oversight · retraction · misstatement · erratum · redress · fault · inconsistency · blunder
elucidation
Act of explaining clearly
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
commentary · exegesis · interpretation · disambiguation · paraphrase
emendationserrors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
corruptions · mistakes · typos · misprints · errata
emendationscorruptions
Debasements of purity
preservation · interpolations · adulterations · falsifications · distortions